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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 7, 2025

Longest word
victimize
9 letters
Top scorer
victimize
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
2
6 letters
2
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
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
C
1
1
2
E
1
1
1
1
4
I
1
1
2
M
4
2
6
T
2
1
3
V
1
1
2
Z
1
1
Σ
10
2
2
5
0
1
20

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 2
E
em 2ev 2
I
it 2
M
me 3mi 3
T
te 1ti 2
V
vi 2
Z
zi 1

All 20 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cite1
civet5
emetic6
emit1
evict5
evictee7
item1
itemize7
meet1
memetic7
mete1
mimetic7
mite1
mitt1
teem1
time1
titmice7
victim6
victimizepangram16
ziti1
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