NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Longest word
lookout
7 letters
Top scorer
walkout
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
1
3
–
–
4
K
1
1
–
–
2
L
7
1
–
1
9
O
–
–
1
2
3
T
4
1
1
–
6
W
4
–
1
1
6
Σ
17
6
3
4
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3at 1
K
ko 2
L
lo 6lu 3
O
ou 3
T
ta 3to 3
W
wa 5wo 1
All 30 answers
100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allot5
allow5
alto1
atoll5
koala5
kola1
loll1
look1
lookout7
loot1
lotto5
lout1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
outlaw6
outlook7
outtalk7
talk1
tall1
tallow6
toll1
tool1
total5
walk1
★walkoutpangram14
wall1
wallow6
waul1
wool1