NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 21, 2025
Longest word
chickening
10 letters
Top scorer
chickening
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
C
–
2
–
1
1
–
1
5
E
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
G
3
2
–
1
–
–
–
6
H
2
3
1
–
–
–
–
6
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
4
N
4
3
–
1
1
–
–
9
Σ
11
12
3
5
2
0
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 5
E
eg 1ek 1en 1
G
ge 5gh 1
H
he 4hi 2
I
in 1
K
ke 2kn 2
N
ne 5ni 4
All 34 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★check5
★checkingpangram15
cheek5
chicken7
★chickeningpangram17
egging6
eking5
engine6
geek1
geeking7
gene1
genie5
genii5
ghee1
heck1
heinie6
hence5
henge5
hike1
hinge5
innie5
keen1
keening7
knee1
kneeing7
neck1
necking7
neigh5
neighing8
nene1
nice1
niche5
niece5
nine1