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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 25, 2025

Longest word
oppugning
9 letters
Top scorer
grouping
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
13
8 letters
3
9 letters
3

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
G
1
1
2
1
5
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
P
2
1
1
6
10
R
2
1
3
6
U
1
3
2
1
2
9
Σ
7
7
4
13
3
3
37

Two-letter pairs

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

G
go 1gr 2gu 2
I
in 3
N
no 2
O
op 2
P
pi 1po 3pr 2pu 4
R
ro 1ru 5
U
un 6up 2ur 1

All 37 answers

222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gouging7
group5
groupingpangram15
gunning7
guru1
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
nonunion8
noun1
oppugn6
oppugning9
pinup5
popgun6
pour1
pouringpangram14
pronoun7
pruning7
punning7
purging7
purr1
purring7
rouging7
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
rung1
running7
ungroup7
union5
unpin5
unpinning9
unrig5
unrigging9
upon1
upping6
urging6
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