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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Longest word
tenement
8 letters
Top scorer
unkempt
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
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
E
1
1
K
1
2
3
M
4
2
6
P
3
1
4
T
6
4
2
1
13
U
1
3
2
6
Σ
14
7
8
3
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

E
en 1
K
ke 3
M
me 4mu 2
P
pe 1pu 3
T
te 9tu 4
U
um 1un 5

All 33 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
entente7
kempt5
kente5
kept1
meet1
meetup6
mentee6
mete1
mute1
mutt1
pent1
punt1
puppet6
putt1
teem1
teen1
teepee6
temp1
tempt5
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
tepee5
tune1
tuneup6
tutee5
tutu1
umpteen7
unkemptpangram14
unkept6
unmet5
unmute6
untune6
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