NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 10, 2025
Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
packable
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
Σ
A
–
3
1
–
–
–
4
B
2
1
–
–
2
1
6
C
5
5
2
1
3
–
16
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
3
2
1
–
1
1
8
Σ
12
11
4
1
6
2
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2ap 1
B
ba 2be 1bl 3
C
ca 11ce 2cl 3
L
la 2
P
pa 4pe 3pl 1
All 36 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
alack5
alpaca6
apace5
back1
backpack8
beck1
black5
blackball9
blackcap8
cabal5
cabala6
cable5
cackle6
cake1
call1
calla5
callable8
callback8
capable7
cape1
celeb5
cell1
clack5
clap1
clapback8
lace1
lack1
pace1
pack1
★packablepangram15
palace6
peace5
peaceable9
peck1
place5