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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 19, 2025

Longest word
logophile
9 letters
Top scorer
logophile
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
5
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
E
1
1
1
3
G
2
1
3
6
H
5
1
1
1
8
L
2
1
1
1
5
O
3
1
4
P
7
1
1
1
10
Σ
20
5
6
1
3
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1ep 2
G
ge 1gh 1gi 1gl 1go 2
H
he 5hi 1ho 2
L
li 1lo 4
O
og 2ol 2
P
pe 4pi 3pl 1po 2

All 36 answers

128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elope5
epee1
epilog6
gelee5
ghee1
giggle6
glee1
goggle6
google6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
help1
hippie6
hole1
hope1
liege5
loge1
logophilepangram16
loophole8
lope1
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
ollie5
peel1
peep1
peephole8
people6
piehole7
pile1
pipe1
plie1
pole1
pope1
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