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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Longest word
microcrack
10 letters
Top scorer
microcrack
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
12
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
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
A
2
2
4
C
4
3
7
I
1
1
K
2
1
3
M
9
5
2
1
1
18
R
2
1
3
Σ
18
12
4
1
0
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 2ar 2
C
ca 3co 3cr 1
I
im 1
K
ka 2ko 1
M
ma 9mi 5mo 4
R
ro 3

All 36 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
amok1
armor5
aroma5
cami1
camo1
carom5
coma1
comic5
comma5
cram1
imam1
karma5
karmic6
korma5
macro5
maim1
maki1
mako1
mama1
mamma5
maraca6
mark1
marm1
mica1
micro5
microcrackpangram17
mimic5
mirror6
mock1
momma5
moor1
morocco7
roam1
romcom6
room1
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