NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 31, 2025
Longest word
bargaining
10 letters
Top scorer
garbling
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
A
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
B
12
6
5
14
6
2
1
46
G
3
–
1
2
3
–
–
9
L
–
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
N
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
R
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
15
9
9
19
10
3
1
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 2al 1
B
ba 23bi 6bl 6br 11
G
ga 5gi 1gl 1gr 2
L
la 2li 1
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 2ri 1
All 66 answers
378 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airbag6
airball7
alibi5
baaing6
baba1
babbling8
bagging7
bail1
bailing7
baling6
ball1
balling7
banal5
banana6
bang1
banging7
banning7
barb1
barbarian9
bargain7
bargaining10
barging7
baring6
barn1
barraging9
barring7
bilabial8
bill1
billing7
binging7
binning7
birria6
blab1
blabbing8
★blaringpangram14
blin1
bling5
blini5
brag1
bragging8
brain5
braining8
bran1
briar5
bribing7
brig1
bring5
bringing8
brining7
gabbing7
gabbling8
garb1
garbing7
★garblingpangram15
gibing6
glib1
grab1
grabbing8
labia5
labial6
librarian9
nabbing7
nibbling8
rabbi5
ragbag6
ribbing7