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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 10, 2025

Longest word
entitlement
11 letters
Top scorer
implement
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
8
6 letters
15
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
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
E
1
2
1
4
I
3
1
4
L
9
2
5
2
1
19
M
3
1
2
6
N
2
2
P
5
3
1
9
T
4
1
3
1
9
Σ
21
8
15
4
3
1
0
1
53

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 2en 2
I
im 2in 2
L
le 3li 16
M
me 3mi 3
N
ne 1ni 1
P
pe 4pi 4pl 1
T
te 2ti 7

All 53 answers

230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
element7
elite5
entitle7
entitlement11
impel5
implementpangram16
inlet5
intel5
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lien1
lilt1
lime1
limit5
limn1
limp1
limpet6
line1
linemen7
linen5
liniment8
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
little6
melee5
melt1
mettle6
mile1
mill1
millet6
nettle6
nipple6
peel1
pellet6
pelt1
penile6
pile1
pill1
pimple6
pipeline8
plie1
tell1
temple6
tile1
till1
tilt1
timeline8
tipple6
title5
tittle6
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