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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 29, 2025

Longest word
peacetime
9 letters
Top scorer
peacetime
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
28
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
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
A
1
1
2
C
3
3
E
1
1
1
1
4
I
2
1
1
4
M
14
4
2
20
P
1
1
1
3
T
6
2
1
2
1
1
13
Σ
28
8
3
6
2
2
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1at 1
C
ca 3
E
em 4
I
im 3it 1
M
ma 6me 7mi 7
P
pa 1pe 1pi 1
T
ta 3te 7ti 3

All 49 answers

169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acme1
attempt7
came1
cami1
camp1
emaciate8
emcee5
emetic6
emit1
imam1
imitate7
impact6
item1
mace1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
mate1
matte5
meat1
mecca5
meet1
meme1
memetic7
meta1
mete1
mica1
mice1
mime1
mimetic7
mimic5
mite1
mitt1
pampa5
peacetimepangram16
pimp1
tame1
tamp1
tatami6
team1
teammate8
teatime7
teem1
temp1
tempi5
tempt5
time1
timepiece9
titmice7
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