NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 24, 2025
Longest word
attractant
10 letters
Top scorer
contrary
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
2
1
1
–
1
1
7
C
8
12
14
6
4
–
1
45
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
1
–
2
1
–
–
–
4
T
2
1
1
2
–
–
–
6
Σ
14
16
19
10
4
1
2
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ar 2at 3
C
ca 22co 17cr 5cy 1
N
na 2
O
oc 1or 1
R
ra 3ro 1
T
ta 2to 1tr 2ty 1
All 66 answers
346 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acorn5
actor5
arcana6
arco1
attract7
attractant10
attractor9
cacao5
canary6
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
cannot6
canny5
canon5
cant1
cantata7
canton6
cantor6
canyon6
carat5
carny5
carrot6
carry5
cart1
carton6
cartoon7
cataract8
catty5
coat1
coca1
cocoa5
cocoon6
concoct7
contact7
contort7
contract8
contractor10
★contrarypangram15
coot1
corn1
corny5
corona6
coronary8
cotton6
cottony7
cranny6
crayon6
croc1
crony5
croon5
cyan1
narc1
narco5
octant6
orca1
raccoon7
racy1
rancor6
rococo6
taco1
tact1
toccata7
tract5
tractor7
tycoon6