NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 27, 2025
Longest word
painful
7 letters
Top scorer
painful
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
1
3
2
–
6
F
2
2
2
–
6
I
–
–
1
–
1
L
2
1
1
–
4
N
5
–
–
–
5
P
2
2
3
1
8
U
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
13
9
9
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 5ap 1
F
fa 3fi 2fl 1
I
in 1
L
la 2lu 2
N
na 4nu 1
P
pa 3pi 2pl 2pu 1
U
ul 1un 1
All 32 answers
126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
apian5
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
final5
finial6
flan1
infill6
lain1
lanai5
luna1
lunula6
naan1
naif1
nail1
nana1
null1
pain1
★painfulpangram14
panini6
pinup5
pippin6
plain5
plan1
puffin6
ulna1
unpin5