NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 3, 2025
Longest word
nineteenth
10 letters
Top scorer
technician
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
2
3
1
–
–
–
8
C
6
5
3
2
1
–
–
17
E
–
1
2
1
–
1
–
5
H
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
4
I
2
2
5
–
1
–
–
10
N
3
3
1
–
1
1
1
10
T
3
6
5
1
–
1
1
17
Σ
17
20
21
5
3
3
2
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3an 3at 2
C
ca 3ch 12ci 2
E
ec 1en 2et 2
H
he 2hi 2
I
in 9it 1
N
ni 10
T
ta 7te 2th 2ti 6
All 71 answers
356 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acetic6
ancient7
anti1
antic5
attain6
attic5
cacti5
canine6
cantina7
chai1
chain5
chia1
chianti7
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chit1
chitchat8
chitin6
cinch5
cite1
echinacea9
enchain7
entice6
ethic5
ethnic6
hectic6
heinie6
hint1
hitch5
inane5
incant6
inch1
incite6
initiate8
innate6
innie5
intact6
intent6
itch1
niacin6
nice1
niche5
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
nite1
tacit5
tactic6
tactician9
tahini6
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
techie6
★technicianpangram17
thin1
thine5
tinct5
tine1
tint1
titan5
titanic7
tithe5