NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 16, 2025
Longest word
blatantly
9 letters
Top scorer
notably
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
B
17
7
13
4
–
1
42
L
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
N
1
2
–
2
–
–
5
T
–
3
–
1
–
–
4
Σ
20
14
13
8
1
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2at 1
B
ba 15bl 10bo 17
L
lo 3
N
na 2no 3
T
ta 4
All 57 answers
248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
ably1
attaboy7
baba1
baboon6
baby1
ball1
ballboy7
balloon7
ballot6
banal5
banally7
banana6
banyan6
baobab6
batboy6
baton5
batty5
blab1
blabby6
blat1
blatant7
blatantly9
bloat5
blob1
blobby6
blot1
blotto6
boat1
boba1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bonbon6
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boon1
boot1
booty5
botany6
lobby5
loblolly8
lobo1
nabob5
nanobot7
nobly5
noob1
★notablypangram14
tabby5
tabla5
taboo5
tallboy7