NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Longest word
covalence
9 letters
Top scorer
covalence
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
C
3
4
2
2
2
1
14
E
2
–
2
1
–
–
5
L
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
N
2
4
–
1
–
–
7
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
V
4
3
–
3
–
–
10
Σ
16
14
6
7
2
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1
C
ca 3cl 4co 7
E
ea 1el 1en 1ev 2
L
la 2le 4lo 1
N
na 3no 4
O
ov 2
V
va 5ve 2vo 3
All 46 answers
210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alcove6
calve5
cava1
cave1
clave5
cleave6
clove5
cloven6
coevolve8
concave7
★conclavepangram15
convene7
★covalencepangram16
cove1
coven5
eave1
eleven6
enclave7
even1
evolve6
lava1
lave1
leave5
leaven6
levee5
level5
love1
naval5
nave1
navel5
nova1
novae5
novel5
novella7
oval1
oven1
valance7
vale1
valence7
valve5
vane1
veal1
venal5
vocal5
volcano7
vole1