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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 24, 2025

Longest word
irritability
12 letters
Top scorer
irritability
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
9 letters
5
10 letters
1
11 letters
1
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
1
1
2
2
1
7
B
11
4
4
2
1
1
23
I
1
1
2
L
1
1
1
1
1
5
R
2
2
1
5
T
3
3
1
7
Σ
12
11
10
5
3
5
1
1
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ai 1al 1ar 3
B
ba 9bi 6bl 3br 5
I
ir 2
L
la 3li 2
R
ra 3ri 2
T
ta 2ti 2tr 3

All 49 answers

306 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ability7
ably1
airball7
alibi5
arabilitypangram16
arbitrarilypangram18
arbitrary9
baba1
baby1
bail1
bait1
ball1
barb1
barbarity9
battily7
batty5
bialy5
bilabial8
biliary7
bill1
billy5
birria6
blab1
blabby6
blat1
brat1
bratty6
bray1
briar5
briary6
irritabilitypangram19
irritablypangram16
labia5
labial6
lability8
liability9
library7
rabbi5
rabbit6
ratabilitypangram17
ribbit6
ribby5
tabby5
tabla5
tibia5
tibial6
tribal6
triballypangram15
trilby6
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