NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Longest word
intention
9 letters
Top scorer
mezzotint
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
I
1
–
2
–
–
1
4
M
5
5
3
2
2
1
18
N
4
1
1
1
–
–
7
O
4
2
–
1
1
–
8
T
5
3
2
–
1
–
11
Z
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
21
12
8
5
4
2
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
em 2
I
in 3io 1
M
me 5mi 2mo 11
N
ne 1no 6
O
oi 1om 2on 3oo 1oz 1
T
te 1ti 1to 9
Z
zo 2
All 52 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★emote5
emotion7
intention9
into1
intone6
ionize6
memento7
memo1
mention7
mezzo5
★mezzotintpangram16
mimeo5
minion6
moment6
★monetizepangram15
mono1
monotone8
monte5
moon1
moot1
mote1
motet5
motion6
motto5
neon1
nominee7
none1
nonet5
noon1
note1
notion6
ointment8
omen1
omit1
onetime7
onion5
onto1
ooze1
ozone5
tenon5
★timezonepangram15
tome1
tomtit6
tone1
tonne5
toon1
toonie6
toot1
tote1
totem5
zone1
zoom1