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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Longest word
pityingly
9 letters
Top scorer
pityingly
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
10
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
L
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
N
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
P
4
3
5
6
–
1
19
T
1
1
1
1
1
–
5
Y
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
5
6
6
10
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

L
li 2
N
ni 2
P
pi 18pl 1
T
ti 4ty 1
Y
yi 1

All 29 answers

165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
lipping7
lippy5
nipping7
nippy5
pigging7
piggy5
piling6
pill1
pilling7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pinny5
pint1
piping6
pipit5
pippin6
pitting7
pity1
pitying7
★pityinglypangram16
plying6
tipi1
tipping7
tippling8
tippy5
typing6
yipping7
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