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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 8, 2025

Longest word
chocoholic
10 letters
Top scorer
choirgirl
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
2
10 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
Σ
C
6
6
–
1
–
1
1
15
G
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
3
H
–
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
I
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
5
1
–
1
–
–
–
7
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
15
11
4
3
0
2
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 4cl 1co 8cr 2
G
gi 1go 1gr 1
H
ho 3
I
ic 1ig 1il 1
L
lo 7
O
ol 1
R
ri 1ro 3

All 36 answers

157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chloric7
chocoholic10
choir5
★choirgirlpangram16
clog1
cocci5
coho1
coil1
coir1
colic5
color5
cool1
corgi5
croc1
croci5
gigolo6
googol6
grog1
hooch5
★horologicpangram16
horror6
ichor5
igloo5
illogic7
loch1
loci1
loco1
logic5
logo1
logroll7
loll1
olio1
rigor5
rococo6
roil1
roll1
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