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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Longest word
antioxidant
11 letters
Top scorer
antioxidant
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
10 letters
3
11 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
Σ
A
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
D
3
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
7
I
2
1
–
–
–
–
2
–
5
N
1
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
4
O
1
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
4
T
3
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
12
6
7
2
4
2
3
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1an 8ax 1
D
di 3do 4
I
id 1in 3io 1
N
na 1no 3
O
on 2ox 2
T
ta 3to 4

All 37 answers

210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
addition8
anion5
annatto7
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
anoxia6
★antioxidantpangram18
antitoxin9
axon1
dino1
dioxin6
ditto5
dodo1
donation8
doodad6
doxx1
idiot5
initiation10
into1
intonation10
iota1
nation6
noon1
notation8
notion6
onion5
onto1
★oxidantpangram14
★oxidationpangram16
tattoo6
taxation8
taxon5
toad1
toon1
toot1
toxin5
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