NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Longest word
echinacea
9 letters
Top scorer
mechanic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
4
–
2
–
–
–
6
C
7
7
6
–
–
–
20
E
1
1
–
2
1
1
6
H
–
1
–
1
2
–
4
I
1
–
2
–
–
1
4
M
3
4
2
2
1
–
12
N
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
17
15
13
5
4
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5an 1
C
ca 8ch 10ci 2
E
ea 1ec 1em 2en 2
H
ha 1he 3
I
ic 2im 1in 1
M
ma 4me 3mi 5
N
ni 4
All 56 answers
269 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
ache1
acme1
acne1
anemic6
cache5
caiman6
came1
cami1
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
chai1
chain5
chance6
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chime5
chin1
china5
cinch5
cinema6
each1
echinacea9
emcee5
eminence8
enchain7
enhance7
hamachi7
hence5
henchman8
henchmen8
iceman6
icemen6
imminence9
inch1
mace1
★machinepangram14
maniac6
manic5
mecca5
★mechanicpangram15
menace6
mica1
mice1
mimic5
mince5
minicam7
niacin6
nice1
niche5
niece5