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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 6, 2025

Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
wallowing
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
6
6 letters
12
7 letters
10
8 letters
4
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
3
1
1
5
G
3
3
6
L
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
W
6
2
9
7
3
2
1
30
Σ
10
6
12
10
4
2
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 2aw 2
G
gl 2gn 2go 2
L
la 1lo 1
O
ow 2
W
wa 13wi 14wo 3

All 45 answers

256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aglow5
allow5
allowingpangram15
awing5
awning6
glow1
glowing7
gnaw1
gnawing7
gown1
gowning7
lawn1
lowing6
owing5
owning6
wagging7
waggling8
waging6
wagon5
wail1
wailing7
wall1
walling7
wallow6
wallowingpangram16
wangling8
waning6
wanna5
wigging7
wiggling8
wigwag6
wigwagging10
will1
willing7
willow6
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wooing6
wool1
wowing6
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