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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 13, 2025

Longest word
antibiotic
10 letters
Top scorer
antibiotic
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
10
6 letters
14
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
2
1
1
1
5
B
8
4
12
1
25
C
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
1
3
O
1
1
2
T
2
1
3
Σ
10
10
14
4
1
1
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3an 2
B
ba 8bi 4bo 13
C
ca 2ci 1
N
na 2no 1
O
ob 2
T
ta 1ti 1to 1

All 41 answers

220 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
abbot5
abiotic7
anabioticpangram16
antibioticpangram17
baba1
baboon6
bacon5
bait1
banana6
banc1
baobab6
baton5
bionic6
biota5
biotic6
biotin6
boat1
boba1
bobbin6
bobcat6
bocci5
bonbon6
bonito6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
boot1
botanicpangram14
cabana6
cabin5
ciabatta8
nabob5
nanobot7
noob1
obit1
obtain6
taboo5
tibia5
tobacco7
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