NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 25, 2025
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
although
15 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
8
9
10
Σ
A
2
3
–
–
1
–
–
6
G
4
2
1
1
–
–
–
8
H
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
L
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
1
4
T
11
3
3
1
–
–
–
18
Σ
25
13
4
2
1
0
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3at 1au 2
G
ga 1gl 3go 4
H
ha 3ho 2
L
la 1lo 4
O
oa 1ou 3
T
ta 4th 5to 8tu 1
All 46 answers
153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allot5
★althoughpangram15
alto1
atoll5
aught5
auto1
galoot6
gloat5
glottal7
glut1
goat1
goth1
gotta5
gout1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
holt1
hoot1
lath1
loath5
loot1
lotto5
lout1
oath1
ought5
outgo5
outthought10
tall1
tattoo6
taught6
taut1
that1
thou1
though6
thought7
thug1
toga1
toll1
tool1
toot1
tooth5
total5
tough5
tout1
tutu1