NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 26, 2025
Longest word
nonagonal
9 letters
Top scorer
hooligan
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
2
4
1
–
–
–
7
G
3
2
3
1
3
–
12
H
1
1
2
2
1
–
7
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
7
3
3
5
–
–
18
N
1
–
1
1
–
2
5
O
1
1
3
1
–
–
6
Σ
15
12
13
10
4
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1ai 1al 2an 3
G
ga 2gi 1go 9
H
ha 2ho 5
I
ig 1
L
la 2li 2ll 1lo 13
N
no 5
O
og 1oi 1ol 1on 2oo 1
All 56 answers
287 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
aioli5
aloha5
along5
analog6
anion5
anon1
gallon6
ganglion8
gigolo6
goal1
goggling8
going5
gong1
gonging7
gonna5
googling8
googol6
goon1
halo1
★haloingpangram14
hogan5
hogging7
holing6
honing6
★hooliganpangram15
igloo5
lagoon6
lanolin7
lingo5
lion1
llano5
loan1
loaning7
loggia6
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
long1
longan6
longing7
loon1
noggin6
nonagon7
nonagonal9
nonillion9
noon1
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
ongoing7
onion5
oolong6