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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 19, 2026

Longest word
blobbing
8 letters
Top scorer
blotting
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
6
6 letters
14
7 letters
11
8 letters
9

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
13
6
10
10
6
45
G
2
3
1
6
L
1
1
2
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
1
3
Σ
18
6
14
11
9
58

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 10bl 10bo 25
G
gi 2gl 2go 2
L
lo 2
N
ni 1no 1
O
ob 3

All 58 answers

309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bigot5
bill1
billing7
billion7
biltongpangram14
binging7
bingo5
binning7
biotin6
biting6
blin1
bling5
blini5
blob1
blobbing8
blog1
blogging8
blot1
blottingpangram15
blotto6
bobbin6
bobbing7
bobbling8
bogging7
boggling8
boil1
boiling7
boing5
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
boltingpangram14
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonito6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booing6
boon1
boot1
booting7
bottlingpangram15
gibbon6
gibing6
glib1
glob1
gobbling8
goblin6
lobbing7
lobo1
nibbling8
noob1
obit1
obliging8
oblong6
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