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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 9, 2025

Longest word
habitability
12 letters
Top scorer
habitability
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
2
10 letters
0
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
B
11
3
1
1
1
17
H
1
1
1
1
4
L
1
1
1
1
4
T
3
1
4
Σ
12
9
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2al 1
B
ba 9bi 4bl 4
H
ha 3hi 1
L
la 3li 1
T
ta 2ti 2

All 32 answers

149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ability7
ably1
alibi5
baba1
baby1
baht1
bail1
bait1
ball1
bath1
battily7
batty5
bialy5
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
blab1
blabby6
blah1
blat1
habit5
habitabilitypangram19
habitat7
hillbilly9
labia5
labial6
lability8
liability9
tabby5
tabla5
tibia5
tibial6
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