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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 10, 2025

Longest word
engagement
10 letters
Top scorer
magneto
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
19
5 letters
13
6 letters
12
7 letters
10
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
3
4
E
2
1
3
G
12
4
6
22
M
2
4
3
5
1
15
N
1
2
3
O
1
1
2
T
3
1
3
7
Σ
19
13
12
10
0
0
2
56

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 3am 1
E
eg 1en 2
G
ga 8ge 4gn 2go 8
M
ma 12me 2mo 1
N
na 1ne 1no 1
O
og 1om 1
T
ta 3te 1to 3

All 56 answers

267 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agate5
agent5
agog1
among5
eggnog6
engage6
engagement10
gaga1
gage1
game1
gamete6
gamma5
gang1
gannet6
gate1
gene1
genome6
gent1
geotag6
gnat1
gnome5
goat1
goatee6
gone1
gong1
gonna5
goon1
gotta5
gotten6
mage1
magenta7
maggot6
magma5
magnate7
magnet6
magnetopangram14
manage6
management10
manga5
mange5
mango5
mega1
megatonpangram14
montagepangram14
nametag7
negate6
nonagon7
ogee1
omega5
tang1
tangent7
tango5
teenage7
toga1
tong1
tonnage7
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