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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 27, 2025

Longest word
gimmicked
9 letters
Top scorer
gimmicked
16 points
Starting letters
4 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
8
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
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
D
2
2
4
E
1
1
2
G
1
1
1
3
M
6
6
1
13
Σ
8
8
3
1
1
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 2di 2
E
em 2
G
gi 3
M
me 4mi 9

All 22 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deem1
deemed6
dime1
dimmed6
emcee5
emceed6
gimme5
gimmick7
gimmickedpangram16
medic5
meek1
meme1
memed5
mice1
midge5
midi1
mike1
miked5
mime1
mimed5
mimic5
mimicked8
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