NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Longest word
longboat
8 letters
Top scorer
longboat
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
1
3
1
–
–
5
B
5
2
2
1
–
10
G
2
2
1
2
–
7
L
1
1
–
1
1
4
N
–
1
1
1
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
8
6
1
–
2
17
Σ
18
15
6
5
3
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2at 2
B
ba 2bl 5bo 3
G
ga 2gl 2gn 1go 2
L
la 1lo 3
N
na 3
O
on 1
T
ta 8to 9
All 47 answers
195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
allot5
alto1
atoll5
atonal6
ballot6
baton5
blat1
blatant7
bloat5
blot1
blotto6
boat1
bolt1
boot1
gallant7
galoot6
gloat5
glottal7
gnat1
goat1
gotta5
lantana7
★longboatpangram15
loot1
lotto5
nanobot7
natal5
natant6
onto1
tabla5
taboo5
tagalong8
tall1
talon5
tang1
tango5
tattoo6
toboggan8
toga1
toll1
tonal5
tong1
tool1
toon1
toot1
total5