NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 20, 2025
Longest word
pinpointing
11 letters
Top scorer
piloting
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
9
10
11
Σ
G
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
4
L
2
–
2
3
1
1
–
–
9
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
P
11
7
8
13
5
1
–
1
46
T
1
–
2
2
2
–
–
–
7
Σ
16
8
14
21
9
3
0
1
72
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gl 3go 1
L
li 2lo 7
N
ni 1
O
op 5
P
pi 23pl 4po 19
T
ti 4to 3
All 72 answers
418 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gloop5
glop1
glopping8
goop1
lipo1
lipping7
lollipop8
lollop6
lolloping9
loop1
looping7
loping6
lopping7
nipping7
opining7
opinion7
opting6
option6
optioning9
pigging7
piling6
pill1
pilling7
pillion7
pilot5
★pilotingpangram15
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinion6
pinioning9
pinning7
pinot5
pinpoint8
pinpointing11
pint1
pinto5
piping6
pipit5
pippin6
piton5
pitting7
plop1
plopping8
plot1
★plottingpangram15
pogo1
pogoing7
point5
pointing8
poling6
polio5
poll1
polling7
polo1
pong1
pontoon7
pool1
pooling7
poop1
pooping7
poplin6
popping7
potion6
potting7
tipi1
tipping7
tippling8
tiptop6
toping6
topping7
★topplingpangram15