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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 28, 2025

Longest word
nonapology
10 letters
Top scorer
nonapology
17 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
27
5 letters
20
6 letters
13
7 letters
6
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
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
2
4
1
2
9
G
5
6
7
18
L
7
4
3
1
1
16
N
1
1
1
1
1
5
O
2
1
1
4
P
9
4
1
2
1
17
Y
1
1
Σ
27
20
13
6
1
2
1
70

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2al 2an 4ap 1
G
ga 3gl 4go 11
L
la 1ll 1lo 14
N
no 4ny 1
O
on 2oo 1op 1
P
pa 2pl 2po 12py 1
Y
yo 1

All 70 answers

297 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agog1
agony5
alloy5
along5
analog6
analogy7
annoy5
anon1
apology7
gallon6
gallop6
galop5
gloop5
gloopy6
glop1
gloppy6
goal1
goggly6
golly5
gong1
gonna5
googly6
googol6
goon1
goony5
goop1
goopy5
lagoon6
llano5
loan1
logo1
logy1
loll1
lollop6
lollygag8
long1
longan6
loon1
loony5
loop1
loopy5
loyal5
loyally7
nonagon7
nonagonal9
nonapologypangram17
noon1
nylon5
onlay5
only1
oolong6
opal1
panoply7
payola6
plop1
ploy1
pogo1
poll1
polo1
polygon7
polygonalpangram16
polyp5
pong1
pony1
pool1
poop1
poppa5
poppy5
pylon5
yoga1
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