NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 18, 2025
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
headlamp
15 points
Starting letters
3 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
3
–
–
–
–
–
4
D
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
H
13
1
9
–
1
–
–
24
Σ
14
4
9
0
2
0
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 2al 2
D
de 2
H
ha 4he 20
All 30 answers
121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahead5
ahem1
aleph5
alpha5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
halal5
hale1
hall1
hammed6
head1
headed6
★headlamppangram15
heal1
healed6
heap1
heaped6
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
helm1
helmed6
help1
helped6
heme1
hemmed6
hemp1