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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Longest word
captcha
7 letters
Top scorer
matchup
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
3
7 letters
5

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
1
C
3
3
3
9
H
2
4
6
M
2
1
1
2
6
P
2
1
3
T
2
1
1
4
Σ
11
10
3
5
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 1
C
ca 3ch 6
H
ha 3hu 3
M
ma 5mu 1
P
pa 2ph 1
T
ta 1th 3

All 29 answers

121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
attach6
captcha7
catch5
catchup7
champ5
chap1
chat1
chum1
chump5
chuppah7
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hump1
humph5
hutch5
mahatma7
match5
matcha6
matchuppangram14
math1
much1
patch5
path1
phat1
tach1
that1
thatch6
thump5
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