NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 9, 2025
Longest word
millennial
10 letters
Top scorer
filename
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
3
–
–
–
–
6
E
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
F
2
2
2
–
4
–
–
10
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
5
2
1
5
–
–
–
13
M
17
6
5
4
1
2
1
36
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
27
14
12
10
5
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1am 1an 4
E
em 1en 2
F
fa 3fe 3fi 2fl 2
I
im 1in 1
L
la 5le 1li 6ll 1
M
ma 17me 7mi 12
N
na 1
All 71 answers
321 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aflame6
amen1
anemia6
anima5
animal6
anime5
email5
enamel6
enema5
fame1
familial8
famine6
female6
feminine8
femme5
★filenamepangram15
film1
flame5
flimflam8
imam1
★inflamepangram14
lama1
lame1
lamina6
laminae7
laminal7
lemma5
lima1
lime1
liminal7
limn1
lineman7
linemen7
llama5
mafia5
mail1
mailman7
mailmen7
maim1
main1
mainline8
male1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammalian9
mane1
mania5
manila6
manna5
meal1
mean1
meanie6
melanin7
melee5
meme1
menial6
mien1
miff1
mile1
mill1
millennia9
millennial10
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimal7
name1