NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 12, 2025
Longest word
participant
11 letters
Top scorer
participant
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
11
Σ
A
1
2
4
–
1
1
2
–
11
C
1
2
4
3
–
–
–
–
10
I
–
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
4
N
3
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
6
P
3
3
5
–
–
1
–
1
13
R
3
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
7
T
1
4
4
3
–
1
–
–
13
Σ
12
13
24
6
3
3
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
an 4ap 1ar 4at 2
C
ca 9cr 1
I
in 3ir 1
N
na 4ni 2
P
pa 8pi 4pr 1
R
ra 5ri 2
T
ta 8ti 4tr 1
All 64 answers
359 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★antarctic9
anti1
antic5
anticipant10
apian5
arancini8
arcana6
arnica6
arrant6
attain6
attractant10
cairn5
cancan6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
captain7
catnap6
catnip6
crania6
inapt5
incant6
intact6
irritant8
naan1
nana1
narc1
natant6
niacin6
nitric6
pain1
paint5
panic5
panini6
pant1
★participantpangram18
patina6
★patricianpangram16
picnic6
pinata6
pint1
pippin6
print5
rain1
rani1
rant1
rapini6
rattan6
ricin5
riparian8
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tantara7
tantra6
tantric7
tartan6
tinct5
tint1
titan5
titanic7
train5