NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 31, 2025
Longest word
titillation
11 letters
Top scorer
additional
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
10
11
Σ
A
2
3
2
–
1
–
2
–
10
D
4
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
8
I
3
1
2
1
–
–
2
–
9
L
6
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
9
N
1
1
2
–
3
1
1
–
9
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
6
3
2
–
–
–
–
1
12
Σ
23
12
9
2
6
1
5
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ai 1al 1an 4at 2
D
di 7do 1
I
id 2in 6io 1
L
la 4li 3lo 2
N
na 4no 5
O
ol 1on 1
T
ta 5ti 6to 1
All 59 answers
283 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addition8
★additionalpangram17
aioli5
alit1
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
atilt5
attain6
dial1
★dilationpangram15
dildo5
dill1
dino1
dint1
ditto5
donation8
idiot5
idol1
initial7
initiation10
inlaid6
inland6
into1
intonation10
iota1
laid1
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lilt1
lint1
lion1
loin1
lotion6
naiad5
nail1
nation6
national8
nonillion9
notation8
notational10
notion6
notional8
olio1
onion5
tail1
taint5
tali1
tallit6
tannin6
tidal5
till1
tilt1
tint1
titan5
titillation11
toil1