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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Longest word
femininity
10 letters
Top scorer
femininity
17 points
Starting letters
5 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
15
5 letters
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
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
E
1
1
1
1
4
F
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
2
M
11
2
2
15
T
2
1
3
Σ
15
4
3
1
3
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 2en 2
F
fe 3
I
im 1it 1
M
me 4mi 11
T
te 2ti 1

All 27 answers

101 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eminent7
emit1
enemy5
enmity6
feminine8
femininitypangram17
femme5
imminent8
item1
meet1
meme1
mentee6
mete1
mien1
miff1
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
mint1
minty5
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
teem1
tenement8
time1
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