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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Longest word
frittata
8 letters
Top scorer
gratify
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
16
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
5
4
2
11
F
6
3
2
1
12
G
4
1
1
1
7
R
2
2
4
1
1
10
T
2
6
2
10
Σ
19
16
10
2
3
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3ag 2ai 1ar 3at 2
F
fa 4fi 1fr 7
G
ga 3gr 4
R
ra 9ri 1
T
ta 7ti 1tr 2

All 50 answers

204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affair6
affray6
agar1
agita5
airy1
aria1
array5
arty1
atria5
attar5
fair1
fairy5
fart1
fatty5
fiat1
frag1
frat1
fratty6
fray1
friar5
friary6
frittata8
gaff1
gaga1
gait1
graffiti8
graft5
gratifypangram14
gray1
raffia6
raft1
raga1
ragtag6
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratify6
ratty5
riffraff8
taffy5
taiga5
tariff6
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
tiara5
trait5
tray1
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