All Letters and Initial Letters in Spelling Bee History
Annual data compiled through 2025-12-31.
Below are tables that show, first in alphabetical order and second in descending order of frequency, how often the 26 letters of the American English alphabet have been used in the Spelling Bee, and how many words in the Spelling Bee lexicon begin with each of those 26 letters, as of December 31, 2025.
Data on center letters may be found HERE.
Words that have been discontinued from active service (as explained and detailed HERE) remain in the lexicon and are included in these counts.
Words that have been discontinued from active service (as explained and detailed HERE) remain in the lexicon and are included in these counts.
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TOTAL USE OF ALL LETTERS IN SPELLING BEE HISTORY
IN DESCENDING ORDER BY FREQUENCY
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
LETTER USES
A 6627I 6499N 6410E 6370L 5408O 5228T 4795D 3834C 3316G 3273R 2589M 2163U 2130P 2077B 1869Y 1790H 1733F 1331K 892W 805V 744Z 266X 219J 127Q 64S 55
LETTER USESA 6627B 1869C 3316D 3834E 6370F 1331G 3273H 1733I 6499J 127K 892L 5408M 2163N 6410O 5228P 2077Q 64R 2589S 55T 4795U 2130V 744W 805X 219Y 1790Z 266
ALL INITIAL LETTERS IN SPELLING BEE HISTORY
IN DESCENDING ORDER BY FREQUENCY
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
LETTER USES
C 1168B 852A 816P 811D 760T 750M 667L 595F 559G 535H 495I 432E 420W 363N 332U 304R 272O 258V 212K 139J 73Y 61Q 38Z 32S 8X 3
LETTER USES
A 816B 852C 1168D 760E 420F 559G 535H 495I 432J 73K 139L 595M 667N 332O 258P 811Q 38R 272S 8T 750U 304V 212W 363X 3Y 61Z 32