NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 11, 2025
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
holiday
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
D
5
7
3
1
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1
17
H
2
1
1
1
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5
I
3
1
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–
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4
L
3
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–
–
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3
O
–
1
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1
Σ
13
10
4
2
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
da 5di 6do 5dy 1
H
ho 4hy 1
I
id 4
L
la 2lo 1
O
od 1
All 30 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★daddy5
dahlia6
daily5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
dodo1
doily5
doll1
dolly5
doodad6
dyad1
hold1
★holidaypangram14
hood1
hoodoo6
hyoid5
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
lady1
laid1
load1
oddly5