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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 13, 2025

Longest word
commodity
9 letters
Top scorer
commodity
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
7
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
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
C
2
2
1
5
D
3
1
4
I
1
1
1
3
M
2
1
3
O
1
1
2
T
2
2
1
1
6
Σ
8
7
5
1
1
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1co 4
D
di 3do 1
I
id 2it 1
M
mi 1mo 2
O
od 1om 1
T
ti 3to 3

All 23 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
city1
comity6
commit6
commoditypangram16
coot1
dimity6
ditto5
ditty5
dotty5
idiot5
idiotic7
itty1
mitt1
moot1
motto5
oddity6
omit1
tidy1
timid5
timidity8
toddy5
tomtit6
toot1
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