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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 21, 2025

Longest word
armorial
8 letters
Top scorer
manorial
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
9
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
8 letters
6

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
2
3
2
1
1
9
I
1
2
3
L
3
3
M
3
6
4
1
5
19
N
3
1
4
O
1
1
R
11
11
Σ
24
9
7
4
6
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 2al 1am 1ar 5
I
im 1ir 2
L
la 1li 2
M
ma 10mi 3mo 6
N
no 4
O
or 1
R
ra 3ri 2ro 6

All 50 answers

201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airmail7
airman6
alarm5
amoral6
aria1
aril1
armor5
armorial8
aroma5
immoral7
iron1
ironman7
lair1
liar1
lira1
mailroom8
malaria7
malarial8
manor5
manorialpangram15
marina6
marinara8
marlin6
marm1
maroon6
minor5
mirin5
mirror6
molar5
monorailpangram15
moor1
moral5
morn1
moron5
noir1
nori1
norm1
normal6
oral1
rail1
rain1
rani1
rial1
rill1
roam1
roan1
roar1
roil1
roll1
room1
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