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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 16, 2025

Longest word
annotation
10 letters
Top scorer
fixation
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 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
9
10
Σ
A
3
1
3
1
1
1
10
F
1
1
1
1
1
5
I
2
1
1
2
6
N
4
4
1
9
O
1
1
2
T
2
4
1
1
8
Σ
13
8
10
2
3
1
3
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 8at 1ax 1
F
fa 1fi 2fo 2
I
in 6
N
na 5no 4
O
on 2
T
ta 4ti 2to 2

All 40 answers

197 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anion5
annatto7
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
anti1
antifa6
antitoxin9
attain6
axon1
faint5
finito6
fixationpangram15
font1
fontina7
infant6
infix5
info1
initiation10
into1
intonation10
naan1
naif1
nana1
natant6
nation6
nonfat6
noon1
notation8
notion6
onion5
onto1
taint5
tannin6
taxation8
taxon5
tint1
titan5
toon1
toxin5
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