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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 19, 2025

Longest word
diabolical
10 letters
Top scorer
diabolical
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
14
6 letters
12
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
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
A
2
5
2
9
B
7
2
1
2
12
C
7
5
5
1
18
D
1
1
1
1
1
5
I
1
1
L
3
3
2
8
O
1
1
Σ
20
14
12
3
4
0
1
54

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ac 4ad 1ai 1al 1
B
ba 7bi 2bl 1bo 2
C
ca 7ci 3cl 2co 6
D
di 4do 1
I
il 1
L
la 5li 1lo 2
O
od 1

All 54 answers

239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
aboil5
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
adobo5
aioli5
alibi5
baba1
bacilli7
bail1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
baobab6
biblical8
bilabial8
blab1
boba1
bola1
cabal5
cabala6
cacao5
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
ciao1
cicada6
cilia5
clad1
cloaca6
coal1
coca1
cocoa5
coda1
cola1
collab6
diabolicpangram15
diabolicalpangram17
diabolo7
dial1
doodad6
iliac5
labia5
labial6
laic1
laical6
laid1
lilac5
load1
local5
oddball7
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