NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 26, 2025
Longest word
phenotype
9 letters
Top scorer
phenotype
16 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
E
–
–
–
1
2
–
3
H
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
N
1
2
–
–
2
–
5
O
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
P
2
3
5
1
–
1
12
T
13
8
3
1
–
–
25
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
14
9
3
6
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
en 1ey 2
H
ho 3
N
ne 3no 2
O
on 1op 1
P
pe 3ph 3po 5py 1
T
te 10th 3to 9ty 3
Y
ye 1
All 51 answers
241 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★entente7
eyeteeth8
eyetooth8
★honeypotpangram15
hoot1
hotpot6
★neophytepangram15
nepenthe8
netty5
nonet5
note1
onto1
opponent8
pent1
petty5
peyote6
★phenotypepangram16
photo5
photon6
poet1
pontoon7
poppet6
potent6
potty5
python6
teen1
teeny5
teepee6
teeth5
teethe6
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tenth5
tepee5
thee1
then1
they1
tone1
tonne5
tony1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
tope1
tote1
type1
typhoon7
typo1
yente5