NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Longest word
zoological
10 letters
Top scorer
zoological
17 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
10
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
C
7
4
2
–
1
–
–
14
G
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
3
I
–
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
L
4
2
1
1
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–
–
8
O
1
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–
–
–
–
–
1
Z
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
Σ
14
8
5
2
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1ai 1
C
ca 3ci 1cl 2co 8
G
gi 1go 2
I
ig 1il 2
L
lo 8
O
ol 1
Z
zo 2
All 33 answers
140 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
aioli5
cacao5
calico6
callaloo8
ciao1
cloaca6
clog1
coal1
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coil1
cola1
colic5
cool1
gigolo6
goal1
googol6
igloo5
illogic7
illogical9
local5
loci1
loco1
loggia6
logic5
logical7
logo1
loll1
olio1
zoologic8
★zoologicalpangram17