NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 9, 2025
Longest word
taxability
10 letters
Top scorer
taxability
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
3
2
2
–
–
–
8
B
3
2
–
2
1
1
–
9
I
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
2
2
–
1
1
–
8
T
5
1
2
–
–
–
1
9
Σ
13
8
6
4
2
2
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2at 2ax 3
B
ba 3bi 6
I
il 1it 1
L
la 5li 3
T
ta 5ti 4
All 36 answers
168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ability7
alibi5
alit1
ataxia6
atilt5
axial5
axially7
axilla6
bail1
bait1
battily7
bialy5
biaxial7
biaxially9
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
illy1
itty1
labia5
labial6
lability8
laity5
laxity6
liability9
lilt1
lily1
tail1
tali1
tallit6
★taxabilitypangram17
taxi1
tibia5
tibial6
till1
tilt1