NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 30, 2025
Longest word
coincidence
11 letters
Top scorer
obedience
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
Σ
B
2
3
5
1
–
–
–
–
11
C
1
2
1
1
1
1
–
1
8
D
4
4
4
2
–
–
–
–
14
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
2
3
4
–
–
2
–
–
11
N
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
O
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
11
14
15
5
1
4
0
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 7bo 4
C
co 8
D
de 6di 7do 1
E
ec 1ed 1
I
ic 3in 5io 3
N
ni 3
O
ob 1on 1
All 51 answers
268 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bide1
bided5
bind1
bindi5
binned6
biocide7
bionic6
bobbin6
bocci5
bodice6
bodied6
cocci5
codeine7
coin1
coincide8
coincided9
coincidence11
coined6
conic5
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
denied6
dice1
diced5
died1
dine1
dined5
dino1
diode5
doobie6
ecocide7
eddied6
iced1
icon1
iconic6
incidence9
indeed6
indie5
innie5
innocence9
iodide6
iodine6
ionic5
nice1
niece5
nine1
★obediencepangram16
onion5