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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Longest word
dillydallying
13 letters
Top scorer
dillydallying
20 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
18
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
6
9 letters
0
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 letters
1
13 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
13
Σ
A
1
1
1
1
1
5
D
1
7
2
2
1
1
1
15
G
3
4
1
8
I
3
2
1
6
L
2
2
1
2
1
8
N
3
1
4
Y
1
1
Σ
8
18
8
4
6
0
1
0
1
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 4an 1
D
da 8di 5dy 2
G
ga 4gi 3gl 1
I
id 3il 1in 2
L
la 6li 1ly 1
N
na 3ni 1
Y
ya 1

All 47 answers

271 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
allaying8
ally1
allying7
anally6
daddy5
daily5
dally5
dallyingpangram15
dandily7
dandy5
dangly6
daylily7
diddly6
dilly5
dillydally10
dillydallyingpangram20
dingy5
dyad1
dying5
gaily5
gainly6
gangly6
gayly5
giddily7
giddy5
giggly6
gladly6
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
inlay5
inlaying8
lady1
laggy5
lallygag8
lallygagging12
landlady8
laying6
lily1
lying5
naggy5
nanny5
nannying8
ninny5
yang1
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