NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 25, 2021
Longest word
armadillo
9 letters
Top scorer
armadillo
16 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
2
3
2
3
1
1
12
D
3
2
–
1
–
–
6
I
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
L
5
1
–
–
–
–
6
M
14
7
3
3
2
–
29
R
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
Σ
27
14
7
8
3
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 1al 1am 3ar 6
D
di 1do 3dr 2
I
id 1im 2
L
la 1li 2ll 1lo 2
M
ma 14mi 5mo 10
R
ra 2ro 2
All 60 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★admiral7
airmail7
alarm5
amid1
ammo1
amoral6
armada6
★armadillopangram16
armload7
armor5
armorial8
aroma5
diorama7
dolma5
doom1
dorm1
dram1
drama5
idiom5
imam1
immoral7
lama1
lima1
limo1
llama5
loam1
loom1
madam5
maid1
mail1
mailroom8
maim1
malaria7
malarial8
mall1
mallard7
malodor7
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
marm1
midair6
midi1
mild1
mill1
mirror6
modal5
moil1
molar5
mold1
moll1
momma5
mood1
moola5
moor1
moral5
ramada6
ramrod6
roam1
room1