NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 15, 2025
Longest word
bacchanalian
12 letters
Top scorer
bacchanalian
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
A
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
B
6
2
1
1
2
1
–
1
1
15
C
2
6
3
1
2
1
1
–
–
16
H
3
1
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–
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
1
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–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
3
2
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–
–
–
–
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7
N
1
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1
Σ
15
15
6
2
4
2
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 2
B
ba 7bi 3bl 5
C
ca 6ch 4ci 1cl 5
H
ha 3hi 1
I
il 1
L
la 6li 1
N
na 1
All 47 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alibi5
anal1
annal5
bacchanal9
★bacchanaliapangram18
★bacchanalianpangram19
bacilli7
bail1
ball1
banal5
biblical8
bilabial8
bill1
blab1
blah1
blanch6
blin1
blini5
cabal5
cabala6
call1
calla5
canal5
cannibal8
challah7
chili5
chill5
chinchilla10
cilia5
clan1
clinch6
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
hail1
halal5
hall1
hill1
iliac5
labia5
labial6
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lilac5
nail1