NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Longest word
embankment
10 letters
Top scorer
embankment
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
1
–
1
2
1
–
7
B
5
–
4
1
–
1
–
11
E
–
1
–
2
–
–
1
4
K
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
M
5
3
1
1
–
–
–
10
N
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
3
T
9
3
1
–
2
–
–
15
Σ
22
9
9
5
4
2
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 4an 3
B
ba 4be 7
E
ea 1em 2en 1
K
ka 1ke 1
M
ma 4me 6
N
na 1ne 2
T
ta 5te 10
All 52 answers
223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abate5
abatement9
abet1
abetment8
ante1
antenna7
antennae8
bantam6
bate1
battement9
batten6
beat1
beaten6
beet1
bent1
beta1
betake6
betaken7
eaten5
emanate7
★embankmentpangram17
entente7
katana6
kente5
manatee7
manta5
mate1
matte5
meant5
meat1
meet1
mentee6
meta1
mete1
natant6
neat1
neaten6
take1
taken5
tame1
tank1
tanka5
teak1
team1
teammate8
teat1
teem1
teen1
tenant6
tenement8
tenet5
tent1