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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 1, 2025

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
downlink
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
4
9 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
Σ
D
3
1
2
6
I
1
1
K
6
1
7
L
3
3
N
1
1
O
2
1
3
W
6
1
3
2
12
Σ
21
4
3
0
4
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 4do 2
I
id 1
K
ki 7
L
li 2lo 1
N
no 1
O
oi 1ol 1on 1
W
wi 11wo 1

All 33 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dildo5
dill1
dink1
dino1
downlinkpangram15
downwind8
idol1
kiddo5
kill1
kiln1
kilo1
kind1
kink1
kiwi1
link1
lion1
loin1
nonillion9
oink1
olio1
onion5
widow5
wiki1
wild1
wildwood8
will1
willow6
wind1
window6
wink1
winnow6
wino1
woodwind8
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