NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 7, 2025
Longest word
cocooning
9 letters
Top scorer
chocking
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
Σ
C
5
5
2
7
1
1
21
G
2
1
1
2
–
–
6
H
3
1
2
4
–
–
10
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
K
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
N
3
–
1
1
–
–
5
O
1
1
–
2
–
–
4
Σ
16
10
7
16
2
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 5co 16
G
gi 1gn 1go 4
H
ho 10
I
ic 2io 1
K
kn 2ko 1
N
no 5
O
oi 2on 2
All 52 answers
266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chignon7
chino5
chock5
★chockingpangram15
★chokingpangram14
cocci5
cock1
cocking7
cocoon6
cocooning9
coho1
coin1
coining7
conch5
conic5
conk1
conking7
conning7
cooing6
cook1
cooking7
ginkgo6
gnocchi7
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
hock1
★hockingpangram14
hogging7
honcho6
honing6
honk1
honking7
hooch5
hook1
hooking7
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
knock5
knocking8
kook1
nock1
nocking7
noggin6
nook1
noon1
oink1
oinking7
ongoing7
onion5