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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 6, 2025

Longest word
bedfellow
9 letters
Top scorer
bedfellow
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
3
6 letters
13
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
B
1
1
2
1
5
D
1
1
2
F
12
1
8
1
1
23
O
1
1
W
2
2
4
Σ
16
3
13
1
1
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 4bo 1
D
do 2
F
fe 6fl 8fo 9
O
of 1
W
wo 4

All 35 answers

140 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bedfellowpangram16
beef1
beefed6
befell6
boffo5
doff1
doffed6
feeble6
feed1
feel1
fell1
felled6
fellow6
fled1
flee1
flew1
floe1
flood5
flooded7
flow1
flowed6
fobbed6
fold1
folded6
follow6
followed8
food1
fool1
fooled6
fowl1
offed5
wolf1
wolfed6
woof1
woofed6
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