NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 21, 2025
Longest word
incentivize
11 letters
Top scorer
incentivize
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
C
2
1
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1
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–
–
–
4
E
1
2
2
2
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–
–
7
I
–
1
4
1
–
3
–
1
10
N
4
1
–
1
1
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–
–
7
T
3
1
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–
–
–
–
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4
V
4
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–
–
–
–
–
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4
Z
1
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1
Σ
15
6
6
5
1
3
0
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 3
E
en 2ev 5
I
in 10
N
ne 2ni 5
T
te 3ti 1
V
ve 2vi 2
Z
zi 1
All 37 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
citizen7
civet5
entente7
entice6
even1
event5
evict5
evictee7
evince6
incentive9
★incentivizepangram18
incite6
innie5
intent6
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
nene1
netizen7
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tine1
vein1
vent1
vice1
vine1
zine1