NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 21, 2025
Longest word
paragraphing
12 letters
Top scorer
paragraphing
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
G
1
1
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
7
H
1
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
N
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
6
1
7
7
–
1
–
–
1
23
R
–
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
8
4
10
14
3
1
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 2
G
ga 1gr 6
H
ha 3
N
na 1ni 1
P
pa 14pi 8pr 1
R
ra 2ri 2
All 41 answers
252 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apian5
aping5
gaping6
graph5
★graphingpangram15
grappa6
grip1
griping7
gripping8
hairpin7
harp1
★harpingpangram14
napping7
nipping7
pagan5
paging6
pain1
paining7
pair1
pairing7
pang1
panini6
panning7
papa1
paragraph9
★paragraphingpangram19
pariah6
paring6
pigging7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
piping6
pippin6
piranha7
prig1
rapini6
rapping7
riparian8
ripping7