NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 19, 2025
Longest word
moratoria
9 letters
Top scorer
motivator
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
3
–
1
–
–
6
I
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
M
3
3
3
–
–
2
11
O
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
R
6
2
–
1
–
–
9
T
7
3
3
1
–
1
15
V
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
20
13
7
3
2
3
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1ao 1ar 2at 1av 1
I
im 1io 1
M
ma 1mi 1mo 9
O
om 1or 2
R
ra 1ri 1ro 7
T
ta 3to 8tr 4
V
vo 1vr 1
All 48 answers
198 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ammo1
aorta5
armor5
aroma5
atom1
aviator7
imitator8
iota1
marmot6
mirror6
moat1
momma5
moor1
moot1
moratoria9
mortar6
★motivatorpangram16
motor5
motto5
omit1
orator6
oratorio8
ratio5
riot1
roam1
roar1
room1
root1
rotator7
roti1
rotor5
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
tomato6
tomtit6
toot1
tori1
torii5
toro1
tort1
torta5
traitor7
trattoria9
trio1
trot1
vomit5
vroom5