NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 17, 2025
Longest word
abdicated
9 letters
Top scorer
abdicated
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
5
2
2
1
16
C
2
4
4
1
1
–
12
D
1
3
6
3
6
2
21
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
8
13
16
7
9
3
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ac 10ad 2at 1
C
ca 6ce 2ci 4
D
de 12di 9
E
ed 1ei 1
I
ic 1
T
ta 4
All 56 answers
338 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
★abdicatepangram15
★abdicatedpangram16
acacia6
acai1
accede6
acceded7
aced1
acetate7
acetic6
acid1
acidic6
acted5
addict6
addicted8
attic5
cabbed6
cabbie6
cacti5
caddie6
caddied7
cadet5
cede1
ceded5
ciabatta8
cicada6
cite1
cited5
decade6
deceit6
decide6
decided7
dedicate8
dedicated9
dedicatee9
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
★diabeticpangram15
dice1
diced5
dicta5
dictate7
dictated8
didact6
didactic8
dietetic8
edict5
eidetic7
iced1
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6