NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Longest word
deductive
9 letters
Top scorer
deductive
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
C
4
5
–
–
–
–
9
D
2
3
8
4
4
2
23
E
–
3
1
3
–
–
7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
V
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
11
9
7
4
2
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2ci 4cu 3
D
de 18di 3du 2
E
ed 3ei 1ev 3
I
ic 1
V
vi 1
All 41 answers
223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cite1
cited5
civet5
civic5
cued1
cute1
cutie5
deceit6
deceive7
deceived8
decide6
decided7
deduce6
deduced7
deduct6
deducted8
★deductivepangram16
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
detective9
deuce5
device6
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
duct1
ducted6
edict5
educe5
educed6
eidetic7
evict5
evicted7
evictee7
iced1
vice1