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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 29, 2025

Longest word
annihilate
10 letters
Top scorer
annihilate
17 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
23
5 letters
17
6 letters
17
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
10 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
10
Σ
A
2
2
1
1
1
1
8
E
1
1
1
3
H
4
3
7
I
4
3
1
2
10
L
6
3
5
1
15
N
3
1
1
1
1
7
T
8
6
4
1
19
Σ
23
17
17
4
4
2
2
69

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3an 3at 2
E
el 1en 2
H
ha 2he 1hi 4
I
in 10
L
la 2le 2li 11
N
na 1ni 6
T
ta 6th 2ti 11

All 69 answers

315 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alien5
alienate8
alit1
annihilatepangram17
anthill7
anti1
atilt5
attain6
elite5
entail6
entitle7
hail1
halite6
heinie6
hiatal6
hill1
hilt1
hint1
inane5
inhalant8
inhale6
initial7
initiate8
inlet5
innate6
innie5
intel5
intent6
lain1
lanai5
lenient7
lentil6
lien1
lilt1
line1
lineal6
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
lithe5
little6
nail1
nine1
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
nite1
tahini6
tail1
taint5
tali1
tallit6
tannin6
thin1
thine5
tile1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tine1
tint1
titan5
tithe5
titillate9
title5
tittle6
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