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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 28, 2025

Longest word
chlorophyll
11 letters
Top scorer
chlorophyll
18 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
11
5 letters
5
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
C
9
2
2
1
14
H
1
1
L
2
2
P
2
2
R
1
1
Σ
11
5
3
0
0
0
0
1
20

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 3cl 2co 7cr 2
H
ho 1
L
lo 2
P
po 2
R
ro 1

All 20 answers

72 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chlorophyllpangram18
chop1
choppy6
clop1
cloy1
coho1
color5
cool1
coolly6
coop1
copy1
coyly5
croc1
crop1
hooch5
loch1
loco1
pooch5
porch5
rococo6
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