NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Longest word
whingeing
9 letters
Top scorer
chewing
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
C
3
1
1
1
2
–
8
G
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
2
3
2
1
–
–
8
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
N
1
2
–
–
1
–
4
W
3
5
2
1
2
1
14
Σ
11
11
5
4
5
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 6ci 2
G
gh 1
H
he 5hi 3
I
in 2
N
ne 2ni 2
W
we 3wh 10wi 1
All 37 answers
180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chew1
★chewingpangram14
chic1
chichi6
chin1
chinning8
cinch5
cinching8
ghee1
heinie6
hence5
henge5
hewing6
hewn1
high1
hinge5
hinging7
inch1
inching7
neigh5
neighing8
niche5
nigh1
weigh5
weighing8
wench5
whee1
when1
whence6
whew1
which5
whine5
whinge6
whingeing9
whinging8
whining7
winch5