NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 24, 2025
Longest word
irritability
12 letters
Top scorer
irritability
19 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
10
11
12
Σ
A
1
1
–
2
–
2
–
1
–
7
B
11
4
4
2
1
1
–
–
–
23
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
L
–
1
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
5
R
–
2
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
5
T
–
3
3
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1
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
12
11
10
5
3
5
1
1
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ai 1al 1ar 3
B
ba 9bi 6bl 3br 5
I
ir 2
L
la 3li 2
R
ra 3ri 2
T
ta 2ti 2tr 3
All 49 answers
306 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ability7
ably1
airball7
alibi5
★arabilitypangram16
★arbitrarilypangram18
arbitrary9
baba1
baby1
bail1
bait1
ball1
barb1
barbarity9
battily7
batty5
bialy5
bilabial8
biliary7
bill1
billy5
birria6
blab1
blabby6
blat1
brat1
bratty6
bray1
briar5
briary6
★irritabilitypangram19
★irritablypangram16
labia5
labial6
lability8
liability9
library7
rabbi5
rabbit6
★ratabilitypangram17
ribbit6
ribby5
tabby5
tabla5
tibia5
tibial6
tribal6
★triballypangram15
trilby6