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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Longest word
toxicologic
11 letters
Top scorer
toxicologic
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
C
6
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
G
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
L
5
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
6
Σ
16
6
2
1
0
0
0
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 2co 6
G
gi 1go 1
I
ig 1il 1
L
lo 7
O
ol 1
T
to 6

All 26 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clog1
clot1
cocci5
coil1
colic5
colt1
cool1
coot1
gigolo6
googol6
igloo5
illogic7
loci1
loco1
logic5
logo1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
olio1
toil1
toll1
tool1
toot1
toxic5
★toxicologicpangram18
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