NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 4, 2025
Longest word
papillae
8 letters
Top scorer
helipad
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
3
1
1
–
6
D
4
–
4
2
–
10
E
–
1
2
–
–
3
H
4
–
3
1
–
8
I
2
2
–
–
–
4
L
2
1
3
–
–
6
P
7
5
4
2
1
19
Σ
20
12
17
6
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 3al 1ap 2
D
da 2de 1di 7
E
ed 1el 2
H
ha 2he 1hi 5
I
id 4
L
la 2li 4
P
pa 5ph 2pi 9pl 3
All 56 answers
239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aide1
aided5
ailed5
allied6
aphid5
applied7
dahlia6
dallied7
deli1
dial1
dialed6
diddle6
diddled7
died1
dill1
dipped6
eddied6
elide5
elided6
hail1
hailed6
★helipadpangram14
hide1
hied1
hill1
hilled6
hippie6
idea1
ideal5
idle1
idled5
laddie6
laid1
lidded6
lied1
lipid5
lipped6
paid1
pail1
pallid6
papilla7
papillae8
phalli6
phial5
piddle6
piddled7
pied1
pile1
piled5
pill1
pilled6
pipe1
piped5
plaid5
plie1
plied5