NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 30, 2025
Longest word
zigzagging
10 letters
Top scorer
magazine
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
1
6
4
1
–
–
–
12
E
–
1
2
–
1
–
–
4
G
6
2
3
3
–
–
–
14
I
1
2
–
2
–
1
–
6
M
9
7
3
3
2
1
–
25
N
3
–
1
1
–
–
–
5
Z
–
–
2
1
–
–
1
4
Σ
20
18
15
11
3
2
1
70
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 4ai 1am 3an 4
E
en 4
G
ga 14
I
im 5in 1
M
ma 19me 5mi 1
N
na 5
Z
za 1zi 3
All 70 answers
336 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★again5
agaze5
ageing6
aging5
aiming6
amaze5
amazing7
amen1
anemia6
angina6
anima5
anime5
enema5
engage6
engaging8
enigma6
gaga1
gage1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
game1
gamin5
gamine6
gaming6
gamma5
gang1
ganging7
gaze1
gazing6
image5
imagine7
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
inane5
★magazinepangram15
mage1
magi1
magma5
maim1
maiming7
main1
maize5
mama1
mamma5
manage6
managing8
mane1
manga5
mange5
mania5
manna5
manning7
maze1
mean1
meanie6
meaning7
mega1
mezzanine9
minima6
naan1
nagging7
name1
naming6
nana1
zagging7
zigzag6
zigzagging10
zinnia6