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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Longest word
nonbelief
9 letters
Top scorer
nonbelief
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
27
5 letters
6
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
0
9 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
B
7
1
5
1
14
E
1
1
2
F
3
2
1
6
I
1
1
L
7
1
1
9
N
5
1
2
8
O
3
2
1
1
7
Σ
27
6
8
4
0
2
47

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bl 1bo 12
E
eb 1en 1
F
fe 1fl 1fo 4
I
in 1
L
le 1li 1lo 7
N
ne 1no 7
O
ob 1of 1ol 3on 2

All 47 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
billion7
blob1
bobbin6
bobble6
boffo5
boil1
boll1
bolo1
bonbon6
bone1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
ebon1
ennoble7
felon5
floe1
foible6
foil1
folio5
fool1
info1
leonine7
lion1
lobe1
lobo1
loin1
loll1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
neon1
noble5
noel1
nonbeliefpangram16
none1
nonillion9
noob1
noon1
oboe1
offline7
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
onion5
online6
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