NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 27, 2025
Longest word
inactivating
12 letters
Top scorer
inactivating
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
3
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
7
C
2
3
5
3
–
–
–
–
–
13
G
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
1
2
–
1
1
–
–
1
6
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
2
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
7
V
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
1
–
3
Σ
4
9
13
4
3
2
1
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5an 1at 1
C
ca 11ci 2
G
gi 1
I
ic 1in 5
N
ni 1
T
ta 5ti 2
V
va 3
All 38 answers
258 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acing5
acting6
★activatingpangram17
antic5
attic5
cacti5
caging6
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
cava1
caving6
citing6
civic5
gigantic8
icing5
★inactivatingpangram19
incant6
incanting9
inciting8
intact6
niacin6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7
vacant6
★vacatingpangram15
★vaccinatingpangram18