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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 25, 2025

Longest word
intimation
10 letters
Top scorer
motivation
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
3
10 letters
3

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
3
1
1
7
I
1
1
1
3
M
11
7
4
1
1
1
1
26
N
1
1
O
1
1
2
T
3
3
V
1
1
2
Σ
15
11
7
4
1
3
3
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 4an 2at 1
I
im 2in 1
M
ma 9mi 7mo 10
N
no 1
O
om 1ot 1
T
ta 1to 2
V
vi 1vo 1

All 44 answers

212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amino5
ammo1
ammonia7
amnio5
anima5
animation9
atom1
imam1
imitation9
intimation10
maim1
main1
maintain8
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
mania5
manna5
manta5
mini1
minim5
minima6
minion6
minivan7
mint1
mitt1
moan1
moat1
momma5
mono1
monomania9
moon1
moot1
motion6
motivationpangram17
motto5
nomination10
omit1
ottoman7
tatami6
tomato6
tomtit6
vitamin7
vomit5
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