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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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