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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 6, 2026

Longest word
intention
9 letters
Top scorer
towline
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
27
5 letters
10
6 letters
14
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
3

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
I
1
1
1
3
L
6
2
2
1
11
N
5
1
2
1
9
O
3
3
1
7
T
8
4
4
1
1
1
19
W
4
4
8
Σ
27
10
14
2
1
3
57

Two-letter pairs

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

I
in 3
L
le 2li 1lo 8
N
ne 2no 7
O
ol 3on 3ow 1
T
te 1to 18
W
wi 3wo 5

All 57 answers

217 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
intention9
into1
intone6
lento5
leonine7
lion1
loin1
loll1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
neon1
newton6
noel1
none1
nonet5
nonillion9
noon1
note1
notion6
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
onion5
online6
onto1
owlet5
tenon5
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
toll1
tone1
tonne5
tool1
toon1
toonie6
toot1
tootle6
tote1
towel5
towelette9
towlinepangram14
town1
townie6
willow6
winnow6
wino1
wont1
wonton6
wool1
woolen6
woot1
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