NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
extinction
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
11
12
Σ
C
4
–
2
6
–
1
4
–
–
17
E
1
–
4
3
–
–
1
–
–
9
I
1
–
3
–
1
1
–
1
1
8
N
3
1
2
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3
–
–
–
–
9
O
1
1
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–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
9
7
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
19
Σ
19
9
12
10
5
2
5
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 1co 15
E
ec 1en 2ex 6
I
in 8
N
ne 1ni 3no 5
O
oc 1on 1
T
te 6ti 3to 10
All 64 answers
344 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
context7
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
entente7
entice6
excite6
exit1
exotic6
extent6
extinct7
★extinctionpangram17
incite6
incontinence12
incontinent11
innocent8
intent6
intention9
into1
intone6
next1
nicotine8
nineteen8
nite1
nonet5
nontoxic8
note1
notice6
notion6
octet5
onto1
tectonic8
teen1
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
text1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
tone1
tonic5
tonne5
tontine7
toon1
toonie6
toot1
tote1
toxic5
toxin5