NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 13, 2025
Longest word
initiating
10 letters
Top scorer
inundating
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
Σ
A
2
4
4
–
2
2
–
14
D
2
1
1
–
1
–
–
5
G
5
2
1
5
–
–
–
13
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
4
N
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
6
T
3
4
1
3
2
–
–
13
U
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
15
13
9
9
5
4
2
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 4ai 1an 2at 3au 3
D
da 5
G
ga 11gi 1gn 1
I
ig 1in 3
N
na 6
T
ta 11ti 1tu 1
U
un 2
All 57 answers
314 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
again5
aging5
agita5
agitating9
aiding6
angina6
anti1
attain6
attaining9
attuning8
audit5
★auditingpangram15
aunt1
dang1
data1
dating6
daunt5
★dauntingpangram15
gadding7
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gait1
gang1
ganging7
gating6
gauging7
gaunt5
giant5
gnat1
iguana6
indignant9
initiating10
★inundatingpangram17
naan1
nada1
nagging7
naiad5
nana1
natant6
tagging7
taiga5
taint5
tainting8
tang1
tannin6
tanning7
tatting7
taunt5
taunting8
taut1
titan5
tuna1
untag5
untagging9