NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 15, 2025
Longest word
checkmate
9 letters
Top scorer
checkmate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
–
1
1
–
–
4
C
1
5
1
1
–
1
9
E
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
8
3
1
1
–
–
13
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
M
2
1
1
2
–
1
7
T
5
4
2
–
–
–
11
Σ
20
14
6
5
0
2
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ah 1at 2
C
ca 3ch 6
E
ea 1et 1
H
ha 9he 4
K
ke 1
M
ma 6me 1
T
ta 1te 4th 6
All 47 answers
193 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
ahem1
attach6
attache7
cache5
cachet6
catch5
chat1
cheat5
check5
★checkmatepangram16
cheek5
cheetah7
each1
etch1
hack1
haka1
hake1
hamate6
hatch5
hatchet7
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heat1
heath5
heck1
heme1
ketch5
machete7
mahatma7
match5
matcha6
★matchmakepangram16
math1
meth1
tach1
teach5
tech1
teeth5
teethe6
that1
thatch6
thee1
them1
theme5
theta5