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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 18, 2025

Longest word
aggravating
11 letters
Top scorer
aggravating
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
7.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
1
5 letters
1
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
10 letters
2
11 letters
2

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
A
1
1
2
1
5
G
1
1
2
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
2
R
1
1
2
T
1
1
2
V
1
2
2
1
6
Σ
1
1
6
3
4
2
2
2
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1ar 1av 3
G
gi 1gr 1
I
in 2
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 2
T
ti 1tr 1
V
va 4vi 2

All 21 answers

169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aggravatingpangram18
arriving8
avatar6
avian5
aviating8
giving6
gravitatingpangram18
invariant9
inviting8
navigating10
nirvana7
ravaging8
raving6
titivating10
trivia6
vagina6
vagrant7
vain1
variant7
virgin6
vitiating9
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