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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 22, 2025

Longest word
hotdogging
10 letters
Top scorer
hotdogging
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
8
8 letters
0
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
D
6
6
2
6
20
G
1
1
2
H
2
3
1
1
7
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
T
1
1
Σ
9
7
7
8
0
1
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

D
dh 1di 9do 10
G
go 2
H
hi 2ho 5
I
id 1in 1
N
no 1
T
ti 1

All 33 answers

175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dhoti5
digging7
digit5
ding1
dinging7
dingo5
dining6
dino1
dint1
ditto5
dodging7
dodo1
dogging7
doggo5
doing5
dong1
donning7
doth1
doting6
dotting7
good1
goodnightpangram16
hiding6
hind1
hood1
hooding7
hoodoo6
hotdog6
hotdoggingpangram17
idiot5
indigo6
nodding7
tiding6
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