NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 25, 2026
Longest word
minimization
12 letters
Top scorer
minimization
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
9
10
11
12
Σ
A
1
4
2
1
–
1
1
1
–
11
I
3
–
–
–
–
1
4
–
–
8
M
5
2
3
–
1
2
–
–
1
14
N
–
–
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
4
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
Z
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
12
9
11
1
2
4
6
1
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 3an 6at 2
I
im 2in 4io 2
M
ma 5mi 7mo 2
N
na 1no 3
O
om 1on 1
T
ta 3ti 2to 1
Z
zi 2
All 47 answers
279 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amino5
ammonia7
amnio5
anima5
animation9
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
★atomizationpangram18
attain6
imam1
imitation9
initiation10
intimation10
into1
intonation10
ionization10
iota1
maim1
main1
maintain8
mania5
manzanita9
mini1
minim5
minima6
★minimizationpangram19
minion6
mint1
mitt1
monomania9
motion6
nation6
nomination10
notation8
notion6
omit1
onion5
taint5
tannin6
tatami6
tint1
titan5
tomtit6
zinnia6
ziti1