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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 31, 2026

Longest word
chocoholic
10 letters
Top scorer
godchild
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
1
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
C
7
5
1
3
1
1
18
G
1
1
H
1
1
I
1
1
L
3
1
4
Σ
10
7
1
4
1
1
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 7ci 1cl 2co 8
G
go 1
H
ho 1
I
il 1
L
lo 4

All 25 answers

113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
child5
childhood9
chili5
chill5
chocoholic10
cichlid7
clod1
clog1
cocci5
codicil7
coho1
coil1
cold1
colic5
colloid7
cool1
godchildpangram15
hooch5
illogic7
loch1
loci1
loco1
logic5
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