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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 20, 2025

Longest word
pinpointing
11 letters
Top scorer
piloting
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
8
6 letters
14
7 letters
21
8 letters
9
9 letters
3
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
G
2
1
1
4
L
2
2
3
1
1
9
N
1
1
O
2
2
1
5
P
11
7
8
13
5
1
1
46
T
1
2
2
2
7
Σ
16
8
14
21
9
3
0
1
72

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gl 3go 1
L
li 2lo 7
N
ni 1
O
op 5
P
pi 23pl 4po 19
T
ti 4to 3

All 72 answers

418 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gloop5
glop1
glopping8
goop1
lipo1
lipping7
lollipop8
lollop6
lolloping9
loop1
looping7
loping6
lopping7
nipping7
opining7
opinion7
opting6
option6
optioning9
pigging7
piling6
pill1
pilling7
pillion7
pilot5
pilotingpangram15
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinion6
pinioning9
pinning7
pinot5
pinpoint8
pinpointing11
pint1
pinto5
piping6
pipit5
pippin6
piton5
pitting7
plop1
plopping8
plot1
plottingpangram15
pogo1
pogoing7
point5
pointing8
poling6
polio5
poll1
polling7
polo1
pong1
pontoon7
pool1
pooling7
poop1
pooping7
poplin6
popping7
potion6
potting7
tipi1
tipping7
tippling8
tiptop6
toping6
topping7
topplingpangram15
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