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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Longest word
collectible
11 letters
Top scorer
collectible
18 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
16
5 letters
13
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
B
4
3
3
1
1
12
C
2
3
2
1
8
E
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
2
L
4
2
1
1
8
O
2
2
4
T
4
2
2
1
9
Σ
16
13
10
3
3
0
0
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 2bi 7bo 3
C
ce 1ci 1co 6
E
ec 1el 2
I
ic 1il 1
L
li 7lo 1
O
ob 1ol 3
T
ti 5to 4

All 46 answers

204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
belie5
belittle8
bibelot7
bible5
bile1
bill1
billet6
biotic6
bite1
bocci5
boil1
bootie6
celli5
cite1
cocci5
coil1
colic5
collectiblepangram18
collie6
cootie6
eclectic8
elicit6
elite5
icicle6
illicit7
libel5
libelee7
lice1
licit5
lilt1
lite1
little6
loci1
obit1
oleic5
olio1
ollie5
tile1
till1
tilt1
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
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