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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 20, 2025

Longest word
unheeding
9 letters
Top scorer
unheeding
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
4
6 letters
8
7 letters
6
8 letters
4
9 letters
2

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
G
1
1
H
7
3
7
4
21
N
1
1
1
1
4
U
1
1
3
2
7
Σ
9
4
8
6
4
2
33

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gh 1
H
he 8hi 8hu 5
N
ne 3ni 1
U
un 7

All 33 answers

183 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ghee1
hedge5
hedged6
hedging7
heed1
heeded6
heeding7
heinie6
henge5
hidden6
hide1
hiding6
high1
hind1
hinge5
hinged6
hinging7
hued1
huge1
hugged6
hugging7
hung1
neigh5
neighed7
neighing8
nigh1
unheeded8
unheedingpangram16
unhidden8
unhinge7
unhingedpangram15
unhinging9
unhung6
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