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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 31, 2025

Longest word
chromium
8 letters
Top scorer
chromium
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
15
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
C
5
7
5
1
18
H
1
1
I
1
1
M
1
5
1
7
O
1
1
2
R
1
2
3
U
1
1
Σ
9
15
7
1
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 7ci 1co 5cr 3cu 2
H
ho 1
I
ic 1
M
mi 2mo 3mu 2
O
oc 1ou 1
R
ri 1ro 2
U
ur 1

All 33 answers

148 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
choir5
chromiumpangram15
chum1
church6
churro6
cirri5
cocci5
coho1
coir1
comic5
couch5
croc1
croci5
crouch6
curio5
curium6
hooch5
ichor5
micro5
mimic5
mochi5
mooch5
morocco7
much1
mucho5
occur5
ouch1
rich1
rococo6
romcom6
uric1
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