NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 24, 2025
Longest word
expunging
9 letters
Top scorer
expunging
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
E
–
1
2
1
–
1
5
G
1
2
–
4
–
–
7
I
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
N
2
–
1
2
–
–
5
P
3
2
5
9
–
–
19
U
–
3
1
–
–
3
7
Σ
6
9
10
17
0
4
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 1en 2ex 2
G
ge 4gi 2gu 1
I
in 3
N
ne 1ni 4
P
pe 8pi 10pu 1
U
un 6up 1
All 46 answers
273 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★egging6
engine6
ennui5
expunge7
★expungingpangram16
gene1
genie5
genii5
genuine7
gigging7
ginning7
gunning7
ingenue7
innie5
inning6
nene1
nine1
ninepin7
nipping7
nixing6
peeing6
peen1
peeping7
pegging7
penguin7
penne5
penning7
pepping7
pigging7
pigpen6
pine1
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pinup5
piping6
pippin6
punning7
unpeg5
unpegging9
unpen5
unpenning9
unpin5
unpinning9
upping6