NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
invalidly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
4
2
–
–
–
–
8
D
2
3
1
2
–
–
1
9
I
3
2
2
1
–
1
–
9
L
6
2
–
1
1
–
–
10
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
V
1
3
2
4
2
–
–
12
Σ
15
15
7
8
3
1
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 4av 2
D
da 4di 5
I
id 3il 1in 5
L
la 7li 3
N
na 2
V
va 6vi 6
All 50 answers
238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anvil5
avail5
avidly6
daily5
dally5
dandily7
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
invalid7
★invalidlypangram16
lady1
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landlady8
lava1
lily1
livid5
lividly7
nail1
naval5
vainly6
valid5
validly7
vandal6
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
villainy8
vinyl5
vividly7