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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Longest word
deductive
9 letters
Top scorer
deductive
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
11
6 letters
9
7 letters
7
8 letters
4
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
C
4
5
9
D
2
3
8
4
4
2
23
E
3
1
3
7
I
1
1
V
1
1
Σ
8
11
9
7
4
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2ci 4cu 3
D
de 18di 3du 2
E
ed 3ei 1ev 3
I
ic 1
V
vi 1

All 41 answers

223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cite1
cited5
civet5
civic5
cued1
cute1
cutie5
deceit6
deceive7
deceived8
decide6
decided7
deduce6
deduced7
deduct6
deducted8
deductivepangram16
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
detective9
deuce5
device6
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
duct1
ducted6
edict5
educe5
educed6
eidetic7
evict5
evicted7
evictee7
iced1
vice1
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