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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 23, 2025

Longest word
hickory
7 letters
Top scorer
hickory
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
0
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
3
7
10
H
3
1
1
5
I
1
1
K
2
2
4
R
3
1
4
Σ
12
11
0
1
24

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

C
ch 2co 5cr 3
H
hi 2ho 3
I
ic 1
K
ki 2ko 2
R
ri 1ro 3

All 24 answers

81 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chick5
chock5
cock1
cocky5
cook1
cork1
corky5
crick5
crock5
crook5
hick1
hickorypangram14
hock1
hook1
hooky5
icky1
kick1
kicky5
kook1
kooky5
rick1
rock1
rocky5
rook1
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