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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 10, 2025

Longest word
papillon
8 letters
Top scorer
pavilion
15 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
19
5 letters
17
6 letters
3
7 letters
7
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
2
7
1
10
L
3
2
1
6
N
4
1
5
O
2
2
P
6
4
2
3
2
17
V
2
3
3
1
9
Σ
19
17
3
7
3
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 5ap 2av 2
L
la 4ll 1lo 1
N
na 4no 1
O
op 1ov 1
P
pa 12pi 2pl 2po 1
V
va 4vi 4vo 1

All 49 answers

202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
anal1
anion5
annal5
anon1
anvil5
apian5
appall6
avail5
avian5
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lava1
llano5
loan1
naan1
nail1
nana1
naval5
nova1
opal1
oval1
pail1
pain1
palapa6
pall1
palp1
panini6
papa1
papal5
papilla7
papillon8
pavilionpangram15
pavlova7
piano5
pianola7
plain5
plan1
poppa5
vain1
vanilla7
vanillin8
vanpool7
vial1
villa5
villain7
viola5
voila5
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