NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 17, 2025
Longest word
initialize
10 letters
Top scorer
initialize
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
2
3
3
–
1
1
–
10
E
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
5
I
–
2
–
1
–
–
1
4
L
11
5
6
2
–
–
–
24
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
9
1
4
–
1
2
1
18
Z
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
25
14
15
4
2
3
2
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4an 4at 1az 1
E
el 3en 2
I
in 4
L
la 9le 5li 10
N
na 2ne 1
T
ta 9te 3ti 6
Z
ze 1
All 65 answers
290 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alienate8
alit1
allele6
anal1
annal5
anneal6
antenatal9
atilt5
azalea6
elan1
elate5
elite5
entail6
entitle7
initial7
★initializepangram17
inlet5
intel5
lain1
lanai5
lane1
lantana7
late1
laten5
latent6
latte5
laze1
lean1
leant5
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lien1
lilt1
line1
lineal6
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
little6
nail1
natal5
nettle6
tail1
tale1
talent6
tali1
tall1
tallit6
★tantalizepangram16
tattle6
tattletale10
teal1
tell1
telltale8
tile1
till1
tilt1
titillate9
title5
tittle6
zeal1