NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Longest word
annotation
10 letters
Top scorer
janitor
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
2
2
2
–
–
1
1
8
I
3
1
–
–
1
1
3
9
J
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
5
N
2
2
2
–
1
1
–
8
O
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
R
4
3
2
–
1
–
–
10
T
3
6
2
2
–
3
–
16
Σ
16
17
8
4
4
6
4
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 4ar 1at 3
I
in 5io 1ir 3
J
ja 1ji 2jo 2
N
na 2ni 2no 4
O
on 1or 2
R
ra 5ri 2ro 3
T
ta 3ti 4to 3tr 6
All 59 answers
310 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
aria1
atria5
attain6
attrition9
initiation10
initiator9
into1
intonation10
intro5
iota1
iron1
irritant8
irritation10
★janitorpangram14
jinn1
jinni5
join1
joint5
narration9
nation6
ninja5
nitro5
noir1
nori1
notation8
notion6
onion5
oration7
oratorio8
rain1
raita5
rani1
ratio5
ration6
rioja5
riot1
rotation8
roti1
rotini6
taint5
tannin6
tarnation9
tiara5
tint1
titan5
titration9
tori1
torii5
tortoni7
train5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
trio1
triton6