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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 2, 2025

Longest word
groggily
8 letters
Top scorer
virology
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
5
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
G
2
4
5
–
1
12
I
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
4
1
–
1
–
6
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
3
–
–
–
–
3
V
2
1
–
–
1
4
Σ
14
7
5
1
2
29

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 5gl 1go 4gr 2
I
ig 1il 1
L
li 1lo 5
O
oi 1ol 1
R
ri 1ro 2
V
vi 3vl 1

All 29 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
giggly6
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
girly5
glory5
goggly6
golly5
googly6
googol6
grill5
groggily8
igloo5
illy1
lily1
logo1
logroll7
logy1
loll1
lorry5
oily1
olio1
rill1
roil1
roll1
vigil5
viol1
★virologypangram15
vlog1
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