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Today’s puzzle · Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Longest word
unbuttoning
11 letters
Top scorer
unbuttoning
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
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
8
4
11
8
–
1
–
–
32
G
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
–
–
1
–
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1
2
Σ
10
4
15
8
1
1
0
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 6bo 17bu 9
G
gi 2
N
no 1nu 1
O
ob 1
T
tu 1
U
un 2
All 40 answers
218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bigot5
binging7
bingo5
binning7
biotin6
biting6
bobbin6
bobbing7
bogging7
boing5
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonito6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booing6
boon1
boot1
booting7
bout1
bugging7
bung1
bunion6
bunt1
bunting7
butt1
butting7
button6
★buttoningpangram16
gibbon6
gibing6
noob1
nubbin6
obit1
tubing6
unbutton8
★unbuttoningpangram18