NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 18, 2025
Longest word
appendix
8 letters
Top scorer
appendix
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
2
–
1
1
5
D
2
1
2
–
–
5
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
1
4
1
1
–
7
N
1
2
1
2
–
6
P
5
3
4
–
1
13
Σ
10
12
9
4
2
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 2ap 2
D
de 1di 4
E
ed 1
I
id 1in 6
N
na 2ni 4
P
pa 4pi 9
All 37 answers
175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adenine7
aide1
aided5
apian5
★appendixpangram15
denied6
died1
dine1
dined5
dipped6
eddied6
idea1
inane5
indeed6
index5
indexed7
indie5
innie5
naiad5
nannied7
nine1
ninepin7
nipped6
nixed5
paid1
pain1
pained6
panini6
pied1
pine1
pined5
pinned6
pinniped8
pipe1
piped5
pippin6
pixie5