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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 23, 2025

Longest word
ennoblement
11 letters
Top scorer
ennoblement
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
24
5 letters
10
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
Σ
B
7
3
4
2
16
E
1
2
1
4
L
8
3
11
M
4
3
3
10
N
1
1
1
1
4
O
1
1
1
3
T
3
1
4
Σ
24
10
11
4
2
0
0
1
52

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 6bl 4bo 6
E
el 1em 1en 2
L
le 3lo 8
M
me 4mo 6
N
ne 1no 3
O
ol 1om 2
T
te 1to 3

All 52 answers

202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beetle6
bell1
belle5
bellmen7
belt1
betel5
blob1
bloom5
blot1
blotto6
bobble6
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
boomlet7
bottle6
element7
emblem6
ennoble7
ennoblementpangram18
lemon5
lent1
lento5
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
lone1
loom1
loon1
loot1
lotto5
melee5
melon5
melt1
mettle6
mole1
moll1
molt1
molten6
motel5
mottle6
nettle6
noble5
noblemen8
noel1
oleo1
omelet6
omelette8
tell1
toll1
tool1
tootle6
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