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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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