NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Longest word
militiaman
10 letters
Top scorer
dalmatian
16 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
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
5
D
2
–
–
–
–
1
–
3
I
–
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
L
8
3
1
3
–
–
–
15
M
5
–
2
5
3
1
1
17
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
23
7
7
9
3
2
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 3at 1
D
da 1di 2
I
in 3
L
la 8li 6ll 1
M
ma 10mi 7
N
na 2
T
ta 4ti 3
All 52 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
anal1
animal6
annal5
atilt5
★dalmatianpangram16
dial1
dill1
initial7
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lama1
lamina6
laminal7
lanai5
land1
lantana7
lilt1
lima1
liminal7
limit5
limn1
lint1
llama5
mail1
mailman7
mainland8
mall1
malt1
mammal6
mammalian9
mandala7
manila6
mantilla8
midland7
mild1
militant8
militia7
militiaman10
mill1
minimal7
nail1
natal5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tidal5
till1
tilt1