NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 20, 2025
Longest word
didactic
8 letters
Top scorer
wildcat
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
–
–
9
C
–
2
1
1
–
4
D
2
1
1
–
1
5
I
–
1
1
1
–
3
L
3
2
2
–
–
7
T
5
3
3
–
1
12
W
5
–
–
1
–
6
Σ
18
12
11
3
2
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ad 1al 1at 2aw 1
C
ca 2ci 2
D
di 5
I
il 2it 1
L
la 4li 3
T
ta 6ti 3tw 3
W
wa 2wi 4
All 46 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
addict6
alit1
atilt5
attic5
await5
cacti5
cattail7
cicada6
cilia5
dial1
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
dill1
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
lactic6
laic1
laical6
laid1
licit5
lilac5
lilt1
tacit5
tactic6
tactical8
tail1
tali1
tallit6
tidal5
till1
tilt1
twilit6
twill5
twit1
wail1
wait1
wild1
★wildcatpangram14
will1
wilt1