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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Longest word
barbarian
9 letters
Top scorer
vibrant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
2
2
1
5
B
1
2
1
1
5
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
R
2
2
2
6
T
1
6
2
9
V
1
2
3
Σ
7
12
6
3
1
2
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1ar 1at 2av 1
B
ba 2bi 1br 2
I
in 1ir 1
N
ni 1
R
ra 5ri 1
T
ta 2ti 4tr 3
V
va 2vi 1

All 31 answers

157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anti1
aria1
atria5
attain6
avian5
bait1
barbarian9
birria6
brain5
briar5
invariant9
irritant8
nirvana7
rabbi5
rabbit6
rain1
raita5
rani1
ribbit6
taint5
tannin6
tiara5
tibia5
tint1
titan5
train5
trait5
trivia6
vain1
variant7
vibrantpangram14
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