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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 7, 2025

Longest word
apparat
7 letters
Top scorer
updraft
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
4
6 letters
1
7 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
–
3
–
1
4
D
4
1
–
–
5
F
2
–
–
–
2
P
4
–
–
–
4
R
2
–
–
2
4
T
8
–
1
–
9
U
–
–
–
1
1
Σ
20
4
1
4
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ap 2at 1
D
da 3dr 2
F
fa 1fr 1
P
pa 1pf 1pr 1pu 1
R
ra 4
T
ta 5tr 1tu 3
U
up 1

All 29 answers

81 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adapt5
apart5
apparat7
attar5
daft1
dart1
data1
draft5
drat1
fart1
frat1
part1
pfft1
prat1
putt1
raft1
rapt1
ratatat7
rattrap7
tapa1
tarp1
tart1
tartar6
taut1
trap1
tuft1
turf1
tutu1
★updraftpangram14
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