NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Longest word
bumpkin
7 letters
Top scorer
bumpkin
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
B
1
–
1
1
3
K
1
–
–
–
1
M
2
1
–
1
4
N
1
1
1
–
3
P
2
1
1
1
5
U
–
1
1
–
2
Σ
7
4
4
3
18
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 1bu 2
K
ki 1
M
mi 4
N
ni 1nu 2
P
pi 3pu 2
U
un 2
All 18 answers
79 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bikini6
★bumpkinpangram14
bunk1
kink1
mini1
minim5
minimum7
mink1
nimbi5
nubbin6
numb1
pink1
pinup5
pippin6
pumpkin7
punk1
unkink6
unpin5