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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 30, 2025

Longest word
hiccoughing
11 letters
Top scorer
hiccoughing
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
8
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
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
C
2
6
2
3
2
1
16
G
2
1
3
6
H
1
2
1
1
1
6
I
1
1
1
3
N
2
2
1
5
O
1
1
1
3
U
1
1
Σ
8
11
7
8
4
1
0
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2co 14
G
gn 1go 5
H
hi 2ho 4
I
ic 2io 1
N
no 4nu 1
O
on 2ou 1
U
un 1

All 40 answers

234 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chignon7
chino5
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coho1
coin1
coining7
conch5
conic5
conning7
cooing6
couch5
couchingpangram15
cough5
coughingpangram15
gnocchi7
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
hiccough8
hiccoughingpangram18
hogging7
honcho6
honing6
hooch5
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
noggin6
nonunion8
noon1
noun1
nuncio6
ongoing7
onion5
ouch1
union5
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