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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Longest word
citification
12 letters
Top scorer
citification
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
2
6 letters
8
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
1
11 letters
1
12 letters
2

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
12
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
C
1
3
1
5
F
5
1
2
4
1
13
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
1
1
4
O
1
1
2
T
1
1
Σ
9
2
8
5
1
1
1
1
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2an 1
C
ca 1ci 1co 3
F
fa 5fi 3fo 5
I
in 2
N
na 1no 3
O
of 2
T
ti 1

All 30 answers

199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
affiant7
afoot5
antifa6
caftan6
citificationpangram19
coffin6
coif1
confit6
fact1
factionpangram14
faint5
fanatic7
fanfic6
fiat1
fiction7
finito6
focaccia8
foci1
font1
fontina7
foot1
infant6
info1
naif1
nonfat6
nonfiction10
notificationpangram19
officiantpangram16
officiationpangram18
tiff1
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