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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 8, 2026

Longest word
decocted
8 letters
Top scorer
objected
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
15
7 letters
2
8 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
2
3
4
9
C
4
3
7
D
4
1
6
1
3
15
E
2
1
3
J
1
3
4
O
1
1
1
1
4
T
3
1
1
5
Σ
15
11
15
2
4
47

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 2bo 7
C
ce 2co 5
D
de 12do 3
E
eb 1ej 2
J
je 2jo 2
O
ob 3oc 1
T
te 1to 4

All 47 answers

213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bedded6
beet1
bobbed6
bocce5
bode1
boded5
booed5
booted6
bootee6
cede1
ceded5
code1
coded5
coed1
cooed5
cote1
debt1
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
deed1
deeded6
deject6
dejected8
detect6
detected8
dote1
doted5
dotted6
ebbed5
eject5
ejected7
jete1
jetted6
jobbed6
jotted6
object6
objectedpangram15
oboe1
octet5
teed1
toed1
tooted6
tote1
toted5
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