NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Longest word
nuthatch
8 letters
Top scorer
unlatch
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
1
1
2
–
–
4
C
3
–
1
1
–
5
H
4
3
1
–
–
8
L
4
1
3
–
–
8
N
1
–
–
–
1
2
T
3
1
–
1
–
5
U
1
1
–
1
1
4
Σ
17
7
7
3
2
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1an 2au 1
C
ca 2cl 1cu 2
H
ha 3hu 5
L
la 2lu 6
N
nu 2
T
ta 3tu 2
U
ul 1un 3
All 36 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actual6
annual6
annul5
aunt1
cannula7
caul1
clutch6
cull1
cult1
haul1
haunch6
haunt5
hula1
hull1
hunch5
hunt1
hutch5
lacuna6
launch6
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunch5
lunula6
null1
nuthatch8
tactual7
taunt5
taut1
tuna1
tutu1
ulna1
unclutch8
uncut5
★unlatchpangram14