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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 21, 2026

Longest word
groggily
8 letters
Top scorer
virology
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
G
5
4
7
1
17
I
1
1
L
2
1
3
O
1
1
R
1
1
V
1
2
1
4
Y
1
1
Σ
10
8
7
1
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 5gl 1go 5gr 5gy 1
I
ig 1
L
lo 3
O
or 1
R
ri 1
V
vi 3vl 1
Y
yo 1

All 28 answers

122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
giggly6
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
girly5
glory5
goggly6
golly5
googly6
googol6
gory1
grill5
grog1
groggily8
groggy6
groovy6
gyro1
igloo5
logo1
logroll7
logy1
orgy1
rigor5
vigil5
vigor5
virologypangram15
vlog1
yogi1
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