NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 22, 2025
Longest word
microform
9 letters
Top scorer
confirm
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
C
5
6
3
2
–
–
16
F
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
M
–
2
1
2
–
2
7
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
7
10
10
5
0
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1co 12cr 3
F
fo 2
I
ic 2io 1ir 1
M
mi 5mo 2
N
no 1
O
om 1
R
ri 1ro 2
All 34 answers
177 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cirri5
cocci5
cocoon6
coffin6
coif1
coin1
coir1
comic5
common6
★confirmpangram14
conform7
conic5
corn1
croc1
croci5
croon5
foci1
formic6
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
ironic6
micro5
microform9
micromini9
micron6
mimic5
morocco7
moronic7
noncom6
omicron7
ricin5
rococo6
romcom6