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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Longest word
chinning
8 letters
Top scorer
mooching
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
6
8 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
Σ
C
3
3
1
2
2
11
G
1
1
H
1
1
3
2
7
I
1
1
2
M
2
1
3
N
1
1
Σ
6
6
4
6
3
25

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 7ci 2co 2
G
gn 1
H
hi 2ho 5
I
in 2
M
mo 3
N
ni 1

All 25 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
chignon7
chiming7
chin1
chinning8
chino5
cinch5
cinching8
coho1
conch5
gnocchi7
high1
hinging7
hogging7
homing6
honcho6
honing6
hooch5
inch1
inching7
mochi5
mooch5
moochingpangram15
nigh1
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