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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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