NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 1, 2025
Longest word
namecheck
9 letters
Top scorer
namecheck
16 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
A
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
C
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
1
2
–
–
2
–
5
K
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
M
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
N
5
–
–
1
–
1
7
Σ
15
6
3
2
2
1
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1am 1an 1
C
ca 3ch 1
E
en 2
H
ha 1he 4
K
ke 1kh 1kn 2
M
ma 2me 2
N
na 5ne 2
All 29 answers
109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
amen1
ankh1
cancan6
cane1
canna5
chance6
enema5
enhance7
hank1
hence5
henchman8
henchmen8
henna5
keen1
khan1
knack5
knee1
mane1
manna5
mean1
menace6
naan1
name1
★namecheckpangram16
nana1
nankeen7
neck1
nene1