NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Longest word
highlighting
12 letters
Top scorer
nightly
14 points
Starting letters
4 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
10
11
12
Σ
H
4
2
1
4
–
1
–
–
1
13
L
–
1
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
4
N
1
2
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
6
T
1
4
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
10
Σ
6
9
3
9
2
2
1
0
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
hi 13
L
li 4
N
ni 6
T
th 6ti 4
All 33 answers
195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★high1
highlight9
highlighting12
highly6
hill1
hilling7
hilly5
hilt1
hinging7
hinny5
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
light5
lighting8
lightly7
lightning9
nigh1
night5
nightlight10
★nightlypangram14
ninth5
ninthly7
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thingy6
thinly6
thinning8
tight5
tightly7
tilth5
tithing7