NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 20, 2025
Longest word
heptathlete
11 letters
Top scorer
alphabet
15 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
Σ
A
–
3
3
–
2
1
1
–
10
B
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
2
–
–
1
1
–
–
1
5
L
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
P
15
5
6
4
4
1
–
–
35
T
2
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
22
12
10
5
8
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.
A
al 3ap 7
B
be 1bl 1
E
ep 1
H
he 5
L
la 1le 2
P
pa 18pe 9ph 1pl 7
T
ta 2te 3
All 61 answers
287 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aleph5
alpha5
★alphabetpangram15
appall6
appeal6
appealable10
appellate9
appellee8
apple5
applet6
beep1
bleep5
epee1
heap1
heeltap7
help1
helpable8
heptathlete11
lapel5
leap1
leapt5
paella6
palapa6
palatable9
palatal7
palate6
pale1
palette7
pall1
pallet6
palp1
palpable8
palpate7
papa1
papal5
pate1
patella7
patellae8
path1
peal1
peat1
pebble6
peel1
peelable8
peep1
pellet6
pelt1
petal5
phat1
plat1
plate5
platelet8
plea1
pleat5
pleb1
plebe5
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
telepath8
tepee5