NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 25, 2025
Longest word
catalytically
13 letters
Top scorer
climactically
20 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
13
Σ
A
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
C
1
2
–
3
2
2
–
–
1
2
13
I
1
–
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
1
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
M
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
–
–
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17
Σ
13
12
5
7
3
4
1
0
1
2
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1am 1at 2
C
ca 8ci 1cl 4
I
il 2it 2
L
la 2li 4
M
ma 2mi 2
T
ta 15ti 2
All 48 answers
281 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
amity5
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
★calamitypangram15
catalytic9
catalytically13
catcall7
cattail7
cattily7
catty5
city1
climactic9
★climacticallypangram20
climatic8
★climaticallypangram19
illicit7
illicitly9
italic6
itty1
lactic6
laity5
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
limit5
malt1
malty5
militia7
mitt1
tacit5
tacitly7
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactically10
tactility9
tail1
talc1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tatami6
tatty5
till1
tilt1