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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Longest word
illicitly
9 letters
Top scorer
docility
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
11
6 letters
5
7 letters
6
8 letters
1
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
C
2
2
1
2
7
D
1
5
1
1
8
I
5
3
1
3
1
13
L
3
1
1
5
O
2
1
3
T
4
1
5
Σ
17
11
5
6
1
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1co 5cy 1
D
di 6do 2
I
ic 1id 8il 3it 1
L
li 4lo 1
O
od 1oi 1ol 1
T
ti 4to 1

All 41 answers

168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
city1
cocci5
codicil7
coil1
colic5
colloid7
cyclic6
diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
ditto5
ditty5
docilitypangram15
doily5
icily5
idiocy6
idiot5
idiotic7
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
idyllic7
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
itty1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
loci1
oddity6
oily1
olio1
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
toil1
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