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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 20, 2026

Longest word
millionth
9 letters
Top scorer
millionth
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
22
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
H
3
3
I
1
1
L
6
2
1
9
M
5
1
2
2
1
1
12
N
1
1
1
3
O
2
1
3
T
5
1
1
7
Σ
22
6
5
2
1
2
38

Two-letter pairs

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

H
hi 3
I
in 1
L
li 7lo 2
M
mi 8mo 4
N
ni 1no 2
O
ol 1om 1on 1
T
th 1ti 4to 2

All 38 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
hill1
hilt1
hint1
into1
lilt1
limit5
limn1
limo1
lint1
lion1
litho5
loin1
lotion6
mill1
million7
millionthpangram16
mini1
minim5
minion6
mint1
mitt1
moil1
monolithpangram15
moonlit7
motion6
ninth5
nonillion9
notion6
olio1
omit1
onion5
thin1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tint1
toil1
tomtit6
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