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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
halogen
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
27
5 letters
11
6 letters
9
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
2
4
3
1
10
E
1
1
2
4
G
7
2
3
1
13
H
6
3
1
1
1
12
L
4
1
5
N
4
4
O
3
3
Σ
27
11
9
3
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ae 1ag 1al 5an 3
E
ea 1eg 1el 1en 1
G
ga 4ge 2gh 1gl 3go 3
H
ha 3he 7ho 2
L
la 1le 2lo 2
N
ne 2no 2
O
og 2ol 1

All 51 answers

172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
agelong7
algae5
allege6
allele6
aloe1
alone5
angel5
angle5
anneal6
eagle5
eggnog6
elan1
engage6
gage1
gaggle6
gale1
galleon7
gelee5
gene1
ghee1
glean5
glee1
glen1
goggle6
gone1
google6
haggle6
hale1
halogenpangram14
heal1
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
henge5
henna5
hole1
hone1
lane1
lean1
legal5
loge1
lone1
nene1
neon1
noel1
none1
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
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