NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Longest word
bilabial
8 letters
Top scorer
mailbox
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
1
5
2
–
–
8
B
8
–
2
1
1
12
I
2
1
–
–
–
3
L
4
2
1
–
–
7
M
5
6
2
3
–
16
Σ
20
14
7
4
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ai 1al 1am 1ax 3
B
ba 6bi 2bl 2bo 2
I
ia 2im 1
L
la 4li 1ll 1lo 1
M
ma 14mo 2
All 46 answers
175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abloom6
aboil5
aioli5
alibi5
ammo1
axial5
axilla6
axiom5
baba1
bail1
ball1
balm1
bamboo6
baobab6
biaxial7
bilabial8
blab1
blam1
boba1
bola1
iamb1
iambi5
imam1
labia5
labial6
lama1
lamb1
lima1
llama5
loam1
mail1
★mailboxpangram14
maim1
mall1
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
mammal6
maxi1
maxilla7
maxim5
maxima6
maximal7
momma5
moola5