NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Longest word
advantaged
10 letters
Top scorer
advantaged
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
3
2
2
4
3
1
16
D
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
6
E
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
G
3
1
2
–
–
–
–
6
N
1
–
4
1
1
–
–
7
T
6
1
6
2
1
–
–
16
V
1
–
2
1
2
1
–
7
Σ
15
8
17
8
8
4
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3ag 2an 7at 4
D
da 3de 3
E
ea 1en 1ev 1
G
ga 4ge 1gn 1
N
na 1ne 6
T
ta 5te 11
V
va 1ve 6
All 61 answers
337 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★advantagepangram16
★advantagedpangram17
advent6
agate5
agent5
andante7
ante1
anted5
antedate8
antedated9
antenna7
antennae8
attend6
attendant9
attended8
attendee8
data1
date1
dated5
dent1
dented6
detente7
eaten5
entente7
event5
gadget6
gannet6
gate1
gated5
gent1
gnat1
natant6
neat1
neaten6
neatened8
negate6
negated7
netted6
tagged6
tang1
tangent7
tanned6
tatted6
teat1
teed1
teen1
teenage7
teenaged8
tenant6
tend1
tended6
tenet5
tent1
tented6
vantage7
vegetate8
vegetated9
vendetta8
vent1
vented6
vetted6