NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 2, 2025
Longest word
vendetta
8 letters
Top scorer
vaunted
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
–
–
3
–
–
3
D
–
1
–
–
–
1
E
2
3
2
–
–
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
1
–
1
–
–
2
V
3
2
3
1
1
10
Σ
7
6
9
1
1
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1av 2
D
du 1
E
ea 2ev 5
N
na 1
U
un 1uv 1
V
va 3ve 7
All 24 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★advent6
avaunt6
avenue6
duvet5
eave1
eaved5
evade5
evaded6
even1
evened6
event5
nave1
uneven6
uvea1
vane1
vaunt5
★vauntedpangram14
vend1
vended6
vendetta8
vent1
vented6
venue5
vetted6