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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 15, 2025

Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
guffawing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
4
6 letters
10
7 letters
15
8 letters
0
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
3
2
5
F
1
2
2
5
G
1
8
1
10
I
2
2
N
1
1
2
W
2
4
4
1
11
Σ
4
4
10
15
0
1
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2an 1aw 2
F
fa 2fi 2fu 1
G
ga 5gi 2gn 1gu 2
I
ig 1in 1
N
na 2
W
wa 4wi 7

All 35 answers

215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
again5
aging5
angina6
awing5
awning6
fanning7
fawning7
fifing6
fining6
fungi5
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
ganging7
gauging7
gigging7
ginning7
gnawing7
guffawingpangram16
gunning7
iguana6
inning6
nagging7
naif1
wagging7
waging6
waif1
waning6
wigging7
wigwag6
wigwagging10
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
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