NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 8, 2025
Longest word
dependently
11 letters
Top scorer
dependently
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
11
Σ
D
2
–
2
3
1
1
–
1
10
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
N
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
P
2
1
4
1
1
–
–
–
9
T
6
5
3
–
1
–
–
–
15
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
8
12
6
3
1
0
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 10
E
en 1ey 1
L
le 1
N
ne 4
P
pe 8pl 1
T
te 13ty 2
Y
ye 1
All 42 answers
216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★delete6
deleted7
delt1
dent1
dented6
dependent9
★dependentlypangram18
deplete7
depleted8
detente7
entente7
eyelet6
lent1
netted6
nettle6
nettled7
netty5
pellet6
pelleted8
pelt1
pelted6
pendent7
pent1
petted6
petty5
plenty6
teddy5
teed1
teen1
teeny5
teepee6
teletype8
tell1
tend1
tended6
tenet5
tent1
tented6
tepee5
type1
typed5
yente5