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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Longest word
nonbelief
9 letters
Top scorer
nonbelief
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
4
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
B
2
1
2
5
E
1
1
2
F
11
2
4
17
I
1
1
2
L
1
1
2
N
1
1
O
1
1
Σ
15
4
7
1
2
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 3bi 1bo 1
E
el 1en 1
F
fe 6fi 5fl 2fo 4
I
in 2
L
li 2
N
no 1
O
of 1

All 30 answers

116 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beef1
befell6
belief6
biff1
boffo5
elfin5
enfeeble8
feeble6
feel1
feline6
fell1
felon5
fennel6
fief1
fife1
file1
fill1
fine1
flee1
floe1
foible6
foil1
folio5
fool1
infill6
info1
life1
lifeline8
nonbeliefpangram16
offline7
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