NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 31, 2025
Longest word
chromium
8 letters
Top scorer
chromium
15 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
Σ
C
5
7
5
–
1
18
H
–
1
–
–
–
1
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
M
1
5
–
1
–
7
O
1
1
–
–
–
2
R
1
–
2
–
–
3
U
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
15
7
1
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 7ci 1co 5cr 3cu 2
H
ho 1
I
ic 1
M
mi 2mo 3mu 2
O
oc 1ou 1
R
ri 1ro 2
U
ur 1
All 33 answers
148 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chic1
chichi6
choir5
★chromiumpangram15
chum1
church6
churro6
cirri5
cocci5
coho1
coir1
comic5
couch5
croc1
croci5
crouch6
curio5
curium6
hooch5
ichor5
micro5
mimic5
mochi5
mooch5
morocco7
much1
mucho5
occur5
ouch1
rich1
rococo6
romcom6
uric1