NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Longest word
canonization
12 letters
Top scorer
canonization
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
12
Σ
A
1
1
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
5
C
5
6
6
4
1
2
1
1
1
27
I
3
1
1
–
1
–
3
1
–
10
N
1
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
O
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
14
10
13
5
3
2
5
2
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1an 4
C
ca 10ci 2co 15
I
ic 2in 5io 3
N
na 1no 3
O
oc 1on 2
T
ta 2to 4
All 55 answers
310 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★action6
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
cacao5
cannon6
cannot6
canon5
canonic7
★canonizationpangram19
canton6
catatonia9
catatonic9
cation6
ciao1
citation8
coat1
coati5
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
cocoon6
coin1
concoct7
concoction10
conic5
connotation11
contact7
contain7
coot1
cotton6
icon1
iconic6
inaction8
incantation11
initiation10
into1
intonation10
ionic5
ionization10
iota1
nation6
noon1
notation8
notion6
octant6
onion5
onto1
taco1
tattoo6
toccata7
tonic5
toon1
toot1