NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Longest word
cutthroat
9 letters
Top scorer
cutthroat
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
–
2
–
2
–
6
C
1
3
5
2
1
1
13
H
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
5
4
–
–
–
–
9
Σ
12
10
8
2
3
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1au 5
C
ch 2co 4cr 2cu 5
H
ho 1hu 3
O
oc 1ou 2
R
ro 1
T
ta 1th 1to 3tr 2tu 2
All 36 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actuator8
aura1
aurora6
author6
auto1
autocrat8
church6
churro6
★coauthorpangram15
couch5
court5
couth5
crouch6
crutch6
curacao7
curator7
curt1
cutout6
★cutthroatpangram16
hour1
hurrah6
hurt1
hutch5
occur5
ouch1
outro5
rout1
taut1
thou1
touch5
tour1
tout1
trout5
truth5
tutor5
tutu1