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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 18, 2025

Longest word
unfulfilling
12 letters
Top scorer
unflagging
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
8
7 letters
8
8 letters
5
9 letters
3
10 letters
2
11 letters
0
12 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
12
Σ
A
1
1
F
9
7
7
5
5
1
1
35
G
3
1
4
I
1
1
2
L
1
1
2
N
1
1
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
14
7
8
8
5
3
2
0
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
F
fa 9fi 9fl 11fu 6
G
ga 2gu 2
I
in 2
L
lu 2
N
na 1
U
un 3

All 48 answers

273 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
fail1
failing7
fall1
falling7
fang1
fanning7
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
fifing6
filial6
filing6
fill1
filling7
finagling9
final5
finial6
fining6
flag1
flagging8
flail5
flailing8
flan1
flanging8
fling5
flinging8
fluff5
fluffing8
flung5
fugu1
fulfill7
fulfilling10
full1
fungal6
fungi5
gaff1
gainfulpangram14
guff1
gulf1
infill6
infilling9
luff1
lungful7
naif1
unfailingpangram16
unflaggingpangram17
unfulfilling12
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