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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 4, 2025

Longest word
deluded
7 letters
Top scorer
guilted
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
14
6 letters
15
7 letters
7

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
D
4
5
4
13
E
2
1
3
G
4
7
5
3
19
L
5
1
2
8
T
1
3
2
6
U
1
1
Σ
14
14
15
7
50

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4di 2du 7
E
el 2et 1
G
gi 1gl 8gu 10
L
li 1lu 7
T
tu 6
U
ut 1

All 50 answers

230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
delude6
deluded7
deluge6
deluged7
dilute6
diluted7
dude1
duel1
dueled6
duet1
duetted7
dull1
dulled6
elude5
eluded6
etude5
gigue5
glue1
glued5
glug1
glugged7
glut1
glute5
glutei6
glutted7
guide5
guided6
guild5
guile5
guilt5
guiltedpangram14
gull1
gulled6
gullet6
gutted6
lieu1
luge1
luged5
lugged6
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lute1
tugged6
tulle5
tutee5
tutted6
tutti5
tutu1
utile5
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