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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 30, 2025

Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
upheaval
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
26
5 letters
17
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
3
3
1
7
H
9
4
1
1
15
L
6
4
10
P
9
2
2
13
U
1
1
1
3
V
2
3
2
7
Σ
26
17
9
1
2
55

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3ap 4
H
ha 7he 6hu 2
L
la 3le 4lu 3
P
pa 6pe 2pl 1pu 4
U
up 1uv 2
V
va 3ve 1vu 3

All 55 answers

195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aleph5
allele6
alpha5
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
halal5
hale1
hall1
halva5
halvah6
halve5
haul1
heal1
heel1
hell1
helluva7
help1
helve5
hula1
hull1
lapel5
lava1
lave1
leap1
leave5
levee5
level5
luau1
lull1
lulu1
paella6
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palp1
papal5
peal1
peel1
plea1
pule1
pull1
pulp1
pupal5
upheavalpangram15
uvula5
uvulae6
vale1
value5
valve5
veal1
vulva5
vulvae6
vulval6
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