NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 26, 2025
Longest word
condolence
10 letters
Top scorer
clowned
14 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
9
10
Σ
C
5
4
4
5
2
–
1
21
D
3
3
2
2
–
–
–
10
L
8
1
1
1
1
–
–
12
N
1
1
2
2
–
–
–
6
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
W
3
–
3
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
21
10
12
10
3
0
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 5co 13
D
de 1do 7dw 2
L
le 3lo 9
N
ne 3no 3
O
ol 2
W
we 4wo 2
All 57 answers
254 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celled6
cello5
clod1
clone5
cloned6
clown5
★clownedpangram14
coddle6
coddled7
cold1
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
condole7
condoled8
condolence10
cool1
cooldown8
cooled6
cowl1
dell1
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
doodle6
doodled7
dowel5
dwell5
dwelled7
lede1
lend1
lewd1
loco1
locoweed8
lode1
loll1
lolled6
lone1
loon1
lowdown7
lowed5
needle6
needled7
newel5
noel1
noodle6
noodled7
olden5
oleo1
weld1
welded6
well1
welled6
wool1
woolen6