NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 8, 2025
Longest word
anarchical
10 letters
Top scorer
anarchical
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
1
–
–
–
–
1
4
C
2
5
3
2
1
1
1
15
H
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
5
3
1
–
–
–
–
9
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
–
1
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
16
11
5
3
1
1
2
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 3ar 1
C
ca 4ch 4ci 1cl 5cr 1
H
ha 3hi 1
I
il 1
L
la 6li 3
N
na 1
R
ra 3ri 2
All 39 answers
166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
★anarchicalpangram17
annal5
aril1
call1
calla5
canal5
carnal6
challah7
chili5
chill5
chinchilla10
cilia5
clan1
clinch6
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
cranial7
hail1
halal5
hall1
hill1
iliac5
laic1
laical6
lain1
lair1
lanai5
larch5
liar1
lilac5
lira1
nail1
racial6
rail1
railcar7
rial1
rill1