Spelling Bees with Fewest Starting Letters
Updated 2025-04-28
In nearly all the Spelling Bee puzzles, the solution set (word list) comprises words that begin with 5, 6, or 7 of the seven puzzle letters. (A Bee that has seven different starting letters is a “bingo” puzzle.)
A very small number of Bees – just 69 of more than 2,500 puzzles as of this date – have used words that begin with only four different letters.
(See list below.)
An even smaller number of Bees – only 10 – have used words that begin with only three different letters. (See list below.)
One Bee – that of 2024-11-19 – used words that begin with only two different letters (H and Y). (See the grid and 2LL for the 2024-11-19 Bee HERE.)
And only two Bees – those of 2024-07-04 (J) and 2025-04-03 (W) – used words that all begin with the same letter. (See the grid and 2LL for the 2024-07-04 Bee HERE.) (See the grid and 2LL for the 2025-04-03 Bee HERE.)
So, of all Spelling Bees to date, the solution sets of only 82 puzzles have had four or fewer starting letters. They are all listed below.
An even smaller number of Bees – only 10 – have used words that begin with only three different letters. (See list below.)
One Bee – that of 2024-11-19 – used words that begin with only two different letters (H and Y). (See the grid and 2LL for the 2024-11-19 Bee HERE.)
And only two Bees – those of 2024-07-04 (J) and 2025-04-03 (W) – used words that all begin with the same letter. (See the grid and 2LL for the 2024-07-04 Bee HERE.) (See the grid and 2LL for the 2025-04-03 Bee HERE.)
So, of all Spelling Bees to date, the solution sets of only 82 puzzles have had four or fewer starting letters. They are all listed below.
Spelling Bees with only one initial letter:2024-07-04 (all words began with letter J)
2025-04-03 (all words began with letter W)
Spelling Bees with only two initial letters:2024-11-19 (all words began with either H or Y)
Spelling Bees with only two initial letters:2024-11-19 (all words began with either H or Y)
Spelling Bees with only three initial letters:
2019-07-102019-11-182020-12-272021-01-062021-01-30
2021-05-302022-05-272022-11-122024-05-23
2025-01-18
Spelling Bees with only four initial letters:
2018-06-092018-09-102018-10-252018-11-162018-12-022018-12-132019-03-262019-06-112019-07-252019-08-142019-10-202019-12-142020-02-062020-03-152020-04-112020-04-202020-05-27
2020-05-292020-07-112020-07-192020-08-262020-10-052020-10-272020-11-132020-12-082021-03-252021-05-212021-08-062021-09-242021-11-132021-11-202021-12-302022-02-072022-03-12
2022-03-292022-05-252022-08-162022-08-172022-09-102022-10-022022-10-232022-11-242023-01-032023-01-232023-02-102023-04-122023-05-222023-05-262023-06-152023-06-232023-09-19
2023-10-292023-10-302023-11-012023-11-172024-01-222024-03-112024-04-172024-07-112024-07-192024-08-082024-08-152024-09-102024-10-102024-10-132024-10-26
2025-01-07
2025-03-07
2025-04-28
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