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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 5, 2026

Longest word
dominion
8 letters
Top scorer
midmonth
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
9
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
D
4
2
1
1
8
H
2
1
1
1
5
I
1
2
3
M
5
3
2
1
11
N
1
1
2
O
2
1
3
T
2
1
1
4
Σ
17
9
6
1
3
36

Two-letter pairs

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

D
dh 1di 2do 5
H
ho 5
I
id 2in 1
M
mi 2mo 9
N
no 2
O
om 1on 2
T
to 4

All 36 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dhoti5
dino1
ditto5
dodo1
dominion8
domino6
doom1
doth1
hominid7
hominoid8
hood1
hoodoo6
hoot1
idiom5
idiot5
into1
midmonthpangram15
minion6
mondo5
mono1
month5
mood1
moon1
moot1
moth1
motion6
motto5
noon1
notion6
omit1
onion5
onto1
tomtit6
toon1
toot1
tooth5
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