NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 25, 2026
Longest word
invariant
9 letters
Top scorer
varmint
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
1
2
3
–
–
–
6
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
M
3
1
2
1
1
–
8
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
T
4
5
7
2
1
–
19
V
–
–
–
3
–
–
3
Σ
9
9
14
7
3
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1ar 1at 3av 1
I
in 1ir 1
M
ma 6mi 2
N
na 1
R
ra 4
T
ta 10ti 3tr 6
V
va 2vi 1
All 43 answers
227 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anti1
arrant6
atria5
attain6
attar5
avatar6
invariant9
irritant8
maintain8
manta5
mantra6
mart1
martin6
martini7
mint1
mitt1
natant6
raita5
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
taint5
tamari6
tamarin7
tannin6
tantara7
tantra6
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tatami6
tiara5
tint1
titan5
train5
trait5
tram1
trim1
trimaran8
trivia6
variant7
★varmintpangram14
vitamin7