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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 7, 2026

Longest word
borrowing
9 letters
Top scorer
borrowing
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
9
6 letters
11
7 letters
10
8 letters
6
9 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
B
5
3
2
2
2
1
15
G
3
2
2
2
1
10
I
1
1
2
1
5
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
R
1
2
3
4
1
11
W
1
2
1
2
6
Σ
13
9
11
10
6
2
51

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 6br 9
G
go 3gr 7
I
ig 1in 2ir 2
N
ni 1no 2
O
or 1
R
ri 7ro 4
W
wi 1wo 1wr 4

All 51 answers

274 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
boor1
boring6
born1
boron5
borrow6
borrowingpangram16
bribing7
brig1
bring5
bringing8
brining7
brio1
brow1
brown5
browningpangram15
gorging7
gorgon6
goring6
grin1
grinning8
grog1
groin5
grow1
growing7
grown5
ignoring8
inborn6
ingrown7
iron1
ironing7
nigiri6
noir1
nori1
origin6
ribbing7
ribbon6
ribboning9
rigging7
rigor5
ring1
ringing7
robbing7
robin5
robing6
rowing6
wiring6
worn1
wring5
wringing8
wrong5
wronging8
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