NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 25, 2025
Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
megahit
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
E
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
G
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
H
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
I
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
M
5
1
–
1
2
–
9
T
1
4
1
1
–
–
7
Σ
11
9
3
4
3
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2
E
ei 3em 1
G
ga 1gi 1
H
he 2hi 1
I
im 3it 1
M
ma 3me 1mi 5
T
ta 2te 1th 1ti 3
All 31 answers
142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agita5
agitate7
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
emit1
gait1
gimme5
height6
hematite8
high1
image5
imam1
imitate7
item1
magi1
mahimahi8
maim1
★megahitpangram14
might5
mime1
mite1
mitigate8
mitt1
taiga5
tatami6
teatime7
thigh5
tight5
time1
tithe5