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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Longest word
appetitive
10 letters
Top scorer
captivate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
6
6 letters
12
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
A
1
2
6
1
2
1
13
C
3
1
1
1
1
7
E
1
1
I
1
1
P
8
1
1
2
12
T
4
2
1
1
8
V
1
2
1
4
Σ
18
6
12
5
3
1
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 7ap 4at 1av 1
C
ca 7
E
ea 1
I
ip 1
P
pa 5pe 3pi 4
T
ta 6te 1ti 1
V
va 2vi 2

All 46 answers

212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
accept6
acetate7
acetic6
activate8
active6
apace5
apiece6
appetite8
appetitive10
attic5
aviate6
cacti5
cape1
captivatepangram16
captivepangram14
cava1
cave1
caveat6
eave1
ipecac6
pace1
pact1
papa1
pate1
pave1
peace5
peat1
pepita6
pica1
piccata7
pita1
pitapat7
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tapa1
tape1
teat1
titivate8
vacate6
vape1
vitiate7
vivace6
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