NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 12, 2025
Longest word
lifeblood
9 letters
Top scorer
lifeblood
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
B
14
9
16
4
2
–
45
D
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
F
–
–
4
–
–
–
4
L
2
2
2
3
–
1
10
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
12
24
7
2
1
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 11bi 10bl 7bo 17
D
do 1
E
eb 1ed 1
F
fe 1fi 1fo 2
L
li 5lo 5
O
ob 1
All 63 answers
302 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
beef1
beefed6
befell6
belie5
belied6
belief6
bell1
belle5
belled6
bellied7
bible5
bide1
bided5
biff1
biffed6
bifold6
bile1
bill1
billed6
billfold8
bled1
bleed5
blob1
blobbed7
blood5
blooded7
bloodied8
bobbed6
bobble6
bobbled7
bode1
boded5
bodied6
boffo5
boil1
boiled6
bold1
bolded6
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boodle6
booed5
doobie6
ebbed5
edible6
feeble6
fibbed6
fobbed6
foible6
libel5
libeled7
libelee7
libido6
★lifebloodpangram16
lobbed6
lobbied7
lobe1
lobed5
lobo1
oboe1