NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 5, 2025
Longest word
calculator
10 letters
Top scorer
calculator
17 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
Σ
A
2
5
2
3
2
2
–
16
C
4
5
3
3
2
–
2
19
L
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
2
2
2
–
1
–
–
7
R
4
2
1
3
–
–
–
10
T
6
6
1
1
–
–
–
14
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
21
9
11
5
2
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3al 2ao 2ar 1at 3au 5
C
ca 6co 7cr 1cu 5
L
lo 1
O
oc 2or 4ou 1
R
ra 1ro 8ru 1
T
ta 4to 4tr 5tu 1
U
ul 1
All 68 answers
346 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accrual7
actor5
actuator8
allocator9
altar5
aorta5
aortal6
arco1
attar5
attract7
attractor9
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
autocrat8
★calculatorpangram17
carat5
carol5
carrot6
cart1
cataract8
collar6
color5
★coloraturapangram17
coral5
corolla7
corral6
court5
croc1
cultural8
curacao7
curator7
curl1
curt1
locator7
occur5
ocular6
oracular8
oral1
orator6
orca1
outro5
ratatat7
roar1
rococo6
roll1
rollout7
root1
rotator7
rotor5
rout1
rural5
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
toro1
tort1
torta5
tour1
tract5
tractor7
troll5
trot1
trout5
tutor5
ultra5