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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
invalidly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
15
6 letters
7
7 letters
8
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
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
A
2
4
2
8
D
2
3
1
2
1
9
I
3
2
2
1
1
9
L
6
2
1
1
10
N
1
1
2
V
1
3
2
4
2
12
Σ
15
15
7
8
3
1
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2an 4av 2
D
da 4di 5
I
id 3il 1in 5
L
la 7li 3
N
na 2
V
va 6vi 6

All 50 answers

238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anvil5
avail5
avidly6
daily5
dally5
dandily7
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
invalid7
invalidlypangram16
lady1
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landlady8
lava1
lily1
livid5
lividly7
nail1
naval5
vainly6
valid5
validly7
vandal6
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
villainy8
vinyl5
vividly7
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