NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 16, 2025
Longest word
arraigning
10 letters
Top scorer
accruing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
A
3
1
4
2
4
1
1
16
C
1
4
3
1
1
–
–
10
G
4
1
–
1
3
–
–
9
I
–
2
–
2
1
1
1
7
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
8
3
4
7
–
–
–
22
U
1
1
1
–
1
1
–
5
Σ
18
12
13
13
10
3
2
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ag 2ai 1ar 9au 3
C
ca 2ci 3cr 4cu 1
G
ga 1gr 6gu 2
I
in 7
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 11ri 5ru 6
U
un 3ur 2
All 71 answers
388 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★accruingpangram15
agar1
agrarian8
airing6
arancini8
arcana6
arcing6
arguing7
aria1
arnica6
arraign7
arraigning10
arranging9
augur5
auguring8
aura1
cairn5
caring6
cigar5
circa5
cirri5
crag1
crania6
craning7
cringing8
curing6
garaging8
gracing7
grain5
graining8
gran1
grin1
grinning8
guar1
guru1
incur5
incurring9
ingrain7
ingraining10
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
narc1
nigiri6
racing6
raga1
ragging7
raging6
ragu1
rain1
raining7
rang1
ranging7
rani1
raring6
ricin5
ricing6
rigging7
ring1
ringing7
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
rung1
runic5
running7
★uncaringpangram15
unrig5
unrigging9
urging6
uric1