NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
hyacinth
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
C
9
11
6
3
1
–
30
H
–
2
–
–
1
–
3
I
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
T
2
2
3
1
–
1
9
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
20
14
4
2
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3an 1at 2
C
ca 10ch 16ci 2cy 2
H
ha 1hi 1hy 1
I
in 3it 2
N
na 1ni 1
T
ta 6th 1ti 2
Y
ya 1
All 56 answers
259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
achy1
antic5
attach6
attic5
cacti5
cancan6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
catch5
catchy6
catty5
chai1
chain5
chancy6
chant5
chat1
chatty6
chia1
chianti7
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chit1
chitchat8
chitin6
cinch5
city1
cyan1
cynic5
hatch5
hitch5
★hyacinthpangram15
incant6
inch1
intact6
itch1
itchy5
natch5
niacin6
tach1
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
thatch6
tinct5
titanic7
yacht5