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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 7, 2025

Longest word
facilitate
10 letters
Top scorer
facilitate
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
17
6 letters
17
7 letters
12
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
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
1
1
4
2
8
C
6
7
2
3
18
E
2
3
1
1
7
F
2
2
3
1
1
9
I
1
2
2
5
L
3
2
2
3
10
T
2
2
1
1
1
7
Σ
14
17
17
12
3
0
1
64

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 5af 2at 1
C
ca 9ce 3ci 2cl 4
E
ec 2ef 2el 3
F
fa 7fe 1fl 1
I
ic 2il 2it 1
L
la 7li 3
T
ta 7

All 64 answers

333 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acetal6
acetate7
acetic6
affect6
afflict7
attic5
cacti5
cafe1
calcite7
calf1
call1
calla5
catcall7
cattail7
cattle6
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
cite1
cleat5
clef1
cleft5
cliff5
eclat5
eclectic8
efface6
effect6
elect5
electee7
elicit6
face1
faceliftpangram15
facet5
facial6
facile6
facilitatepangram17
fact1
fecal5
fleece6
icefall7
icicle6
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
lactic6
laic1
laical6
lattice7
lice1
licit5
lilac5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactile7
talc1
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