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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 11, 2025

Longest word
falloff
7 letters
Top scorer
peafowl
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
7
6 letters
8
7 letters
2

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
2
3
E
1
1
F
6
3
1
10
L
4
1
1
6
O
2
1
3
P
9
2
2
1
14
W
3
2
5
Σ
25
7
8
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3
E
el 1
F
fa 2fe 1fl 3fo 4
L
lo 6
O
of 1ol 1op 1
P
pa 1pe 2pl 2po 9
W
wa 2wo 3

All 42 answers

129 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allow5
aloe1
aloof5
elope5
falloff7
fallow6
fellow6
floe1
flop1
flow1
foal1
follow6
fool1
fowl1
loaf1
loll1
lollop6
loofa5
loop1
lope1
offal5
oleo1
opal1
paleo5
peafowlpangram14
people6
plop1
plow1
pole1
poll1
polo1
poof1
pool1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
powwow6
wallop6
wallow6
wolf1
woof1
wool1
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