NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Longest word
elegantly
9 letters
Top scorer
elegantly
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
A
1
7
1
–
–
–
9
E
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
G
13
3
6
3
1
1
27
L
–
3
1
2
1
–
7
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
T
1
1
2
2
–
–
6
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
17
13
8
3
2
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 3al 4an 2
E
ea 2eg 1el 3en 2
G
ga 16ge 7gl 3gn 1
L
la 2le 5
N
na 1ne 1
T
ta 5te 1
Y
ya 1
All 60 answers
285 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agate5
agent5
aglet5
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
angel5
angle5
eagle5
eaglet6
eggy1
elegant7
★elegantlypangram16
elegy5
engage6
entangle8
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
galangal8
gale1
galette7
gall1
gallant7
gallantly9
galley6
gang1
gangly6
gannet6
gate1
gayly5
gelee5
gelt1
gene1
gent1
genteel7
gentle6
gently6
glean5
glee1
glen1
gnat1
laggy5
lallygag8
legal5
legally7
legate6
legatee7
leggy5
naggy5
negate6
tang1
tangent7
tangle6
tangly6
tangy5
teenage7
yang1