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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 21, 2026

Longest word
eggheaded
9 letters
Top scorer
changed
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
7
6 letters
11
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
C
1
2
2
1
6
D
1
1
E
2
2
2
3
1
10
G
5
3
1
9
H
1
2
2
5
N
1
1
Σ
11
7
11
5
0
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ag 2
C
ca 4ch 2
D
da 1
E
ed 2eg 4en 4
G
ga 7ge 1gh 1
H
ha 2he 3
N
na 1

All 35 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adage5
aged1
agenda6
cadge5
cadged6
cage1
caged5
change6
changedpangram14
dang1
edge1
edged5
egad1
egged5
egghead7
eggheaded9
encage6
encaged7
engage6
engaged7
gadded6
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
ganache7
gang1
ganged6
gene1
ghee1
hang1
hanged6
hedge5
hedged6
henge5
nagged6
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