NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Longest word
dehumidified
12 letters
Top scorer
dehumidified
19 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
D
2
–
3
1
–
–
–
–
1
7
F
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
H
1
1
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
5
M
5
2
4
1
–
1
–
–
–
13
Σ
9
5
9
2
0
1
1
0
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 3di 2du 2
F
fe 1fu 2
H
he 2hu 3
M
me 3mi 5mu 5
All 28 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deem1
deemed6
★dehumidifiedpangram19
dime1
dimmed6
dumdum6
dummied7
femme5
fume1
fumed5
heme1
hemmed6
humid5
★humidifiedpangram17
hummed6
medium6
meme1
memed5
midi1
miff1
miffed6
mime1
mimed5
muddied7
muff1
muffed6
mummified9
muumuu6