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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Longest word
cloudily
8 letters
Top scorer
cloudily
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
23
5 letters
14
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
8 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
6
4
5
2
1
18
D
4
5
1
10
I
4
2
1
7
L
7
1
1
1
10
O
2
2
4
Σ
23
14
7
4
1
49

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

C
cl 5co 10cu 2cy 1
D
di 4do 3du 3
I
ic 1id 5il 1
L
li 1lo 5lu 4
O
oc 1od 1oi 1ol 1

All 49 answers

178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clod1
cloud5
cloudilypangram15
cloudy6
cloy1
codicil7
coil1
cold1
coldly6
colic5
colloid7
cool1
coolly6
could5
coyly5
cuddly6
cull1
cyclic6
diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
doily5
doll1
dolly5
dull1
dully5
duly1
icily5
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
idyllic7
illy1
lily1
loci1
loco1
loll1
loud1
loudly6
lucid5
lucidly7
lull1
lulu1
oculi5
oddly5
oily1
olio1
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