NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 12, 2025
Longest word
clinician
9 letters
Top scorer
nautical
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
2
2
–
–
–
5
C
6
5
3
6
1
1
22
I
–
1
3
1
–
–
5
L
1
2
3
1
–
–
7
N
–
–
1
–
1
–
2
T
2
3
2
2
1
1
11
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
14
14
10
3
2
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3an 1at 1
C
ca 14ci 1cl 4cu 3
I
il 2in 2it 1
L
la 4li 2lu 1
N
na 1ni 1
T
ta 8ti 2tu 1
U
un 1
All 53 answers
290 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
actual6
antic5
attic5
cacti5
calculi7
call1
calla5
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cannula7
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
catcall7
cattail7
caul1
cilia5
clan1
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
cull1
cult1
cultic6
iliac5
illicit7
incant6
intact6
italic6
lactic6
lacuna6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lilac5
★lunaticpangram14
★nauticalpangram15
niacin6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactician9
tactual7
talc1
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7
tunic5
uncut5