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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Longest word
gargantuan
10 letters
Top scorer
guarantor
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
19
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
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
A
2
4
1
2
9
G
11
10
2
1
1
1
26
N
1
1
2
O
3
1
1
5
R
4
3
7
T
3
1
1
5
U
1
1
Σ
20
19
8
2
3
2
1
55

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 3an 1ar 4au 1
G
ga 5gn 1go 7gr 9gu 4
N
no 2
O
or 3ou 2
R
ra 5ro 1ru 1
T
ta 3to 2
U
un 1

All 55 answers

250 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agar1
agog1
agora5
angora6
argon5
argonautpangram15
argot5
arrogant8
augur5
gaga1
gang1
gargantuan10
gator5
gaunt5
gnat1
goat1
gong1
gonna5
goon1
gorgon6
gotta5
gout1
gran1
grant5
grantor7
groan5
groat5
grog1
grotto6
grout5
grunt5
guano5
guar1
guarantorpangram16
guru1
nonagon7
nougat6
orang5
orangutanpangram16
organ5
outgo5
outgun6
raga1
ragout6
ragtag6
ragu1
rang1
rotgut6
rung1
tang1
tango5
tarragon8
toga1
tong1
untag5
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