NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 4, 2025
Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
coefficient
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.7
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
C
7
2
6
7
1
1
5
1
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30
E
–
–
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
F
1
1
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1
–
–
–
–
–
3
I
1
1
3
–
1
2
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2
1
11
N
1
2
2
–
1
–
1
–
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7
O
1
1
1
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–
–
–
–
–
3
T
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
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3
Σ
11
9
14
9
4
4
6
3
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 1co 28
E
ec 1ef 2en 1
F
fe 1fi 1fo 1
I
ic 2in 8io 1
N
ne 1ni 3no 3
O
oc 1of 1on 1
T
te 1ti 1to 1
All 61 answers
404 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
cocci5
cocoon6
★coefficientpangram18
coffee6
coffin6
coif1
coin1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
confect7
★confectionpangram17
★confettipangram15
confine7
confit6
conic5
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
effect6
efficient9
entice6
fence5
fiction7
foci1
icon1
iconic6
incite6
incontinence12
incontinent11
inefficient11
infect6
★infectionpangram16
innocence9
innocent8
ionic5
neocon6
nice1
nicotine8
niece5
nonce5
nonfiction10
notice6
octet5
office6
once1
tectonic8
tinct5
tonic5