NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Longest word
affixed
7 letters
Top scorer
fixated
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
5
D
2
–
2
1
5
E
2
–
3
1
6
F
3
3
2
1
9
I
1
–
1
1
3
T
4
1
2
–
7
Σ
13
6
11
5
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2ai 2at 1
D
de 2di 3
E
ed 4ex 2
F
fe 1fi 8
I
id 3
T
ta 2ti 5
All 35 answers
151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affix5
affixed7
aide1
aided5
ataxia6
defied6
deified7
died1
diet1
dieted6
eddied6
edified7
edit1
edited6
exit1
exited6
fetid5
fiat1
fief1
fife1
fifed5
fitted6
fixate6
★fixatedpangram14
fixed5
idea1
ideate6
ideated7
taxi1
taxied6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tiff1