NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Longest word
philhellenic
12 letters
Top scorer
philhellenic
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word
Words by length
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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
1
1
3
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1
1
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7
E
–
–
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1
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–
–
–
1
H
–
1
1
1
1
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–
–
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4
I
1
1
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1
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1
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4
L
2
1
1
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2
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6
N
3
2
1
1
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7
P
2
3
4
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1
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1
1
1
13
Σ
9
9
10
4
5
1
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 2ci 2cl 3
E
ep 1
H
he 3hi 1
I
in 4
L
le 1li 5
N
ne 1ni 6
P
pe 6ph 2pi 5
All 42 answers
248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chenille8
chin1
cinch5
★cinephilepangram16
clench6
clinch6
clinic6
epicene7
heinie6
helpline8
hence5
hipline7
inch1
incipience10
incline7
innie5
lenience8
lichen6
lien1
linchpin8
line1
linen5
nene1
nice1
niche5
niece5
nine1
ninepin7
nipple6
peen1
pence5
pencil6
penicillin10
penile6
penne5
philhellene11
★philhellenicpangram19
picnic6
pinch5
pine1
pipeline8
pippin6