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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 17, 2025

Longest word
immobilize
10 letters
Top scorer
immobilize
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
B
7
5
1
13
E
1
1
2
I
1
1
2
L
7
2
1
10
M
5
1
1
1
8
O
2
1
3
Σ
21
9
3
1
3
0
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 4bi 3bl 2bo 4
E
em 2
I
im 2
L
li 6lo 4
M
me 1mi 2mo 5
O
ol 3

All 38 answers

139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
belie5
bell1
belle5
bezel5
bible5
bile1
bill1
blob1
bloom5
bobble6
boil1
boll1
bolo1
embezzle8
emblem6
immobile8
immobilizepangram17
libel5
libelee7
limb1
limbo5
lime1
limo1
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
loom1
melee5
mile1
mill1
mobile6
mobilizepangram15
moil1
mole1
moll1
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
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