NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 6, 2025
Longest word
alleviate
9 letters
Top scorer
cavatelli
16 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
–
2
2
–
1
1
6
C
2
6
2
–
1
1
12
E
2
1
–
2
1
–
6
L
3
3
–
–
1
–
7
T
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
V
6
4
3
1
–
1
15
Σ
13
16
7
3
5
3
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2al 2av 2
C
ca 6ci 3cl 3
E
ea 1el 2ev 3
L
la 2le 4li 1
T
ti 1
V
va 5ve 3vi 7
All 47 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★activate8
active6
alive5
alleviate9
avail5
aviate6
calve5
cava1
★cavatellipangram16
cave1
caveat6
cavil5
civet5
civic5
civil5
clave5
clavicle8
cleave6
eave1
elective8
elevate7
evict5
evictee7
evil1
lava1
lave1
leave5
levee5
level5
levitate8
live1
titivate8
vacate6
★vacillatepangram16
vale1
valet5
valve5
veal1
veil1
velvet6
vial1
vice1
vile1
villa5
vital5
vitiate7
vivace6