NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 6, 2025
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
matriarch
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
2
2
2
1
1
1
9
C
5
5
3
–
1
1
15
H
1
1
–
1
1
–
4
I
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
M
3
2
–
–
2
1
8
R
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
3
3
–
–
–
7
Σ
15
14
8
2
5
3
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ar 5at 2
C
ca 3ch 8ci 3cr 1
H
ha 3hi 1
I
im 1it 1
M
ma 4mi 4
R
ra 1ri 1
T
ta 4ti 1tr 2
All 47 answers
221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
archaic7
arctic6
aria1
armchair8
arthritic9
atria5
attic5
cacti5
cami1
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chit1
chitchat8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
critic6
hair1
hamachi7
hamartia8
hitch5
imam1
itch1
mahimahi8
maim1
mariachi8
★matriarchpangram16
mica1
mimic5
mirth5
mitt1
raita5
rich1
tacit5
tactic6
tamari6
tatami6
tiara5
trait5
trim1