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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 24, 2025

Longest word
megabyte
8 letters
Top scorer
megabyte
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
15
5 letters
10
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
2
B
1
1
2
G
2
1
1
4
M
9
7
1
17
T
3
1
4
Σ
15
10
2
0
2
29

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
am 2
B
be 2
G
ga 4
M
ma 9me 8
T
ta 1te 3

All 29 answers

100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ameba5
amebae6
beam1
begem5
game1
gamete6
gamma5
gamy1
mage1
magma5
mama1
mamba5
mamma5
mate1
matey5
matte5
maybe5
meat1
meaty5
meet1
mega1
megabytepangram15
meme1
meta1
mete1
tame1
team1
teammate8
teem1
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