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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 8, 2025

Longest word
telekinetic
11 letters
Top scorer
telekinetic
18 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
1
11 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
9
10
11
Σ
C
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
K
10
4
3
1
–
–
–
–
18
L
4
1
–
–
–
–
1
–
6
N
2
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
6
T
2
–
3
–
–
–
–
1
6
Σ
18
7
7
3
1
0
1
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 2
K
ke 5ki 8kn 5
L
le 1li 5
N
ne 4ni 2
T
te 1ti 5

All 38 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
click5
clink5
keel1
keen1
kennel6
kente5
kettle6
kick1
kill1
kiln1
kilt1
kinetic7
kink1
kite1
kitten6
knee1
kneel5
knell5
knelt5
knit1
leek1
lick1
like1
liken5
link1
★littleneckpangram17
neck1
neckline8
necktie7
netlike7
nick1
nickel6
★telekineticpangram18
tick1
ticket6
tickle6
tiki1
tinkle6
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