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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 25, 2026

Longest word
affixed
7 letters
Top scorer
fixated
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
13
5 letters
6
6 letters
11
7 letters
5

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
5
D
2
2
1
5
E
2
3
1
6
F
3
3
2
1
9
I
1
1
1
3
T
4
1
2
7
Σ
13
6
11
5
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2ai 2at 1
D
de 2di 3
E
ed 4ex 2
F
fe 1fi 8
I
id 3
T
ta 2ti 5

All 35 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
affix5
affixed7
aide1
aided5
ataxia6
defied6
deified7
died1
diet1
dieted6
eddied6
edified7
edit1
edited6
exit1
exited6
fetid5
fiat1
fief1
fife1
fifed5
fitted6
fixate6
fixatedpangram14
fixed5
idea1
ideate6
ideated7
taxi1
taxied6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tiff1
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