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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 11, 2025

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
holiday
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
13
5 letters
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
D
5
7
3
1
1
17
H
2
1
1
1
5
I
3
1
4
L
3
3
O
1
1
Σ
13
10
4
2
0
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

D
da 5di 6do 5dy 1
H
ho 4hy 1
I
id 4
L
la 2lo 1
O
od 1

All 30 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
daddy5
dahlia6
daily5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
dodo1
doily5
doll1
dolly5
doodad6
dyad1
hold1
holidaypangram14
hood1
hoodoo6
hyoid5
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
lady1
laid1
load1
oddly5
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