NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 23, 2025
Longest word
doglegged
9 letters
Top scorer
ideology
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
D
4
10
6
2
1
1
24
G
2
6
8
3
–
–
19
I
1
1
1
–
1
–
4
L
5
1
3
–
–
–
9
O
5
5
–
–
–
–
10
Y
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
18
24
18
6
2
1
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 2do 22
G
ge 3gi 1go 15
I
id 2ig 1io 1
L
lo 9
O
od 1og 3oi 2ol 4
Y
yo 3
All 69 answers
320 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dildo5
diode5
dodge5
dodged6
dodgy5
dodo1
doge1
dogged6
doggedly8
doggie6
doggo5
doggy5
dogie5
dogleg6
doglegged9
doily5
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
dollied7
dolly5
doodle6
doodled7
geode5
geoid5
geology7
gigolo6
godly5
goggle6
goggled7
goggly6
gold1
golly5
good1
goodie6
goodly6
goody5
gooey5
google6
googled7
googly6
googol6
★ideologypangram15
idol1
igloo5
iodide6
lode1
lodge5
lodged6
loge1
logged6
logo1
logy1
loll1
lolled6
oddly5
ogee1
ogle1
ogled5
oiled5
oily1
oldie5
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
yodel5
yodeled7
yogi1