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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 4, 2025

Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
coefficient
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
9
6 letters
14
7 letters
9
8 letters
4
9 letters
4
10 letters
6
11 letters
3
12 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
12
Σ
C
7
2
6
7
1
1
5
1
30
E
2
1
1
4
F
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
11
N
1
2
2
1
1
7
O
1
1
1
3
T
2
1
3
Σ
11
9
14
9
4
4
6
3
1
61

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ci 1co 28
E
ec 1ef 2en 1
F
fe 1fi 1fo 1
I
ic 2in 8io 1
N
ne 1ni 3no 3
O
oc 1of 1on 1
T
te 1ti 1to 1

All 61 answers

404 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
cite1
cocci5
cocoon6
coefficientpangram18
coffee6
coffin6
coif1
coin1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
confect7
confectionpangram17
confettipangram15
confine7
confit6
conic5
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
effect6
efficient9
entice6
fence5
fiction7
foci1
icon1
iconic6
incite6
incontinence12
incontinent11
inefficient11
infect6
infectionpangram16
innocence9
innocent8
ionic5
neocon6
nice1
nicotine8
niece5
nonce5
nonfiction10
notice6
octet5
office6
once1
tectonic8
tinct5
tonic5
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