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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 4, 2025

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
enchained
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
12
6 letters
10
7 letters
8
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
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
A
1
2
3
C
5
6
4
4
19
D
1
1
1
3
E
1
3
1
2
7
H
5
2
5
1
2
15
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
Σ
13
12
10
8
4
2
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ah 1
C
ca 2ch 15ci 2
D
da 1de 2
E
ea 1ec 2en 4
H
ha 3he 9hi 3
I
in 2
N
ni 1

All 50 answers

277 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
ached5
ahead5
cache5
cached6
chad1
chai1
chain5
chainedpangram14
chance6
chanced7
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chide5
chided6
chin1
china5
chinned7
cinch5
cinched7
dacha5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
each1
echidnapangram14
echinacea9
enchain7
enchainedpangram16
enhance7
enhanced8
haciendapangram15
hand1
handed6
head1
headache8
headed6
heed1
heeded6
heinie6
hence5
henna5
hennaed7
hidden6
hide1
hind1
inch1
inched6
niche5
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