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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 15, 2025

Longest word
heehawed
8 letters
Top scorer
watched
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
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
C
2
1
1
4
H
2
1
1
4
T
2
2
1
1
6
W
7
3
4
2
16
Σ
12
8
7
3
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aw 1
C
ca 1ch 3
H
ha 1he 3
T
th 2tw 4
W
wa 6we 4wh 6

All 31 answers

130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
awed1
cawed5
chaw1
chew1
chewed6
hawed5
heehaw6
heehawed8
hewed5
thaw1
thawed6
twee1
tweed5
tweet5
tweeted7
wadded6
wade1
waded5
watch5
watchedpangram14
watt1
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
wetted6
what1
wheat5
whee1
whet1
whetted7
whew1
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