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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 10, 2025

Longest word
puppylike
9 letters
Top scorer
puppylike
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
3
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
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
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
L
6
1
1
–
–
–
8
P
8
2
2
–
–
1
13
U
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Y
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
22
3
4
1
0
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ee 1
I
il 1
K
ke 3ki 1
L
le 1li 5lu 2
P
pe 1pi 3pl 1pu 8
U
uk 1
Y
ye 2yu 1

All 31 answers

84 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eely1
illy1
keel1
kelp1
kelpie6
kill1
leek1
lieu1
like1
likely6
lily1
lippy5
lull1
lulu1
peel1
pile1
pileup6
pill1
plie1
pule1
puli1
pull1
pulley6
pulp1
pulpy5
pupil5
★puppylikepangram16
ukulele7
yell1
yelp1
yule1
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