NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 3, 2025
Longest word
genealogy
9 letters
Top scorer
genealogy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
2
5
4
1
–
–
12
E
3
2
2
–
–
–
7
G
6
3
4
2
–
1
16
L
4
2
2
1
–
–
9
N
4
–
–
–
–
–
4
O
3
–
–
–
1
–
4
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
23
12
12
4
1
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ae 1ag 1al 6an 4
E
ea 1ee 1eg 2el 2en 1
G
ga 5ge 4gl 3go 4
L
la 1le 5lo 3
N
ne 2no 2
O
oe 1og 2ol 1
Y
ye 1
All 53 answers
207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aeon1
agelong7
algae5
allege6
allele6
alley5
aloe1
alone5
angel5
angle5
anneal6
anyone6
eagle5
eely1
eggnog6
eggy1
elan1
elegy5
engage6
gage1
gaggle6
gale1
galleon7
galley6
gelee5
gene1
★genealogypangram16
geology7
glean5
glee1
glen1
goggle6
gone1
gooey5
google6
lane1
lean1
leanly6
legal5
legally7
leggy5
loge1
lone1
lonely6
nene1
neon1
noel1
none1
oenology8
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
yell1