NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 6, 2025
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
hotline
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
6
2
–
2
1
–
11
I
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
L
12
5
6
2
–
–
25
N
1
–
1
1
–
1
4
O
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
T
7
3
3
–
2
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15
Σ
28
14
11
6
3
1
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1en 1
H
he 5hi 2ho 4
I
in 2
L
le 5li 12lo 8
N
ne 2no 2
O
ol 3on 1
T
te 2ti 6to 7
All 63 answers
253 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elite5
entitle7
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hellion7
hello5
hill1
hilt1
hole1
holt1
hotel5
★hotlinepangram14
inlet5
intel5
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lento5
leonine7
lien1
lilt1
line1
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lion1
lite1
lithe5
litho5
little6
loin1
loll1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
★neolithpangram14
nettle6
noel1
nonillion9
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
online6
telethon8
tell1
tile1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
toll1
tool1
tootle6