NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 21, 2025
Longest word
armorial
8 letters
Top scorer
manorial
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
2
3
2
1
1
9
I
1
–
–
2
–
3
L
3
–
–
–
–
3
M
3
6
4
1
5
19
N
3
–
1
–
–
4
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
11
–
–
–
–
11
Σ
24
9
7
4
6
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 2al 1am 1ar 5
I
im 1ir 2
L
la 1li 2
M
ma 10mi 3mo 6
N
no 4
O
or 1
R
ra 3ri 2ro 6
All 50 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airmail7
airman6
alarm5
amoral6
aria1
aril1
armor5
armorial8
aroma5
immoral7
iron1
ironman7
lair1
liar1
lira1
mailroom8
malaria7
malarial8
manor5
★manorialpangram15
marina6
marinara8
marlin6
marm1
maroon6
minor5
mirin5
mirror6
molar5
★monorailpangram15
moor1
moral5
morn1
moron5
noir1
nori1
norm1
normal6
oral1
rail1
rain1
rani1
rial1
rill1
roam1
roan1
roar1
roil1
roll1
room1