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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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