NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 9, 2025
Longest word
habitability
12 letters
Top scorer
habitability
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
11
12
Σ
A
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
B
11
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
17
H
–
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
1
4
L
–
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
T
–
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
12
9
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 1
B
ba 9bi 4bl 4
H
ha 3hi 1
L
la 3li 1
T
ta 2ti 2
All 32 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ability7
ably1
alibi5
baba1
baby1
baht1
bail1
bait1
ball1
bath1
battily7
batty5
bialy5
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
blab1
blabby6
blah1
blat1
habit5
★habitabilitypangram19
habitat7
hillbilly9
labia5
labial6
lability8
liability9
tabby5
tabla5
tibia5
tibial6