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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 3, 2025

Longest word
condominium
11 letters
Top scorer
condominium
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
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
1
4
3
1
1
10
D
1
1
1
1
4
I
1
1
2
4
M
4
3
1
1
9
N
2
2
1
5
O
1
1
U
2
2
1
5
Σ
11
12
9
1
3
1
0
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 9cu 1
D
di 1do 2du 1
I
ic 2in 1io 1
M
mi 5mo 4
N
no 4nu 1
O
on 1
U
ud 1un 4

All 38 answers

183 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocoon6
codon5
coin1
common6
communion9
condo5
condom6
condominiumpangram18
conic5
cumin5
dino1
dominion8
domino6
dunno5
icon1
iconic6
indium6
ionic5
mind1
mini1
minim5
minimum7
minion6
mondo5
mono1
moon1
mound5
noncom6
nonunion8
noon1
noun1
nuncio6
onion5
udon1
uncommon8
undid5
undo1
union5
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