NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 4, 2025
Longest word
decocted
8 letters
Top scorer
touched
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
C
5
4
1
1
–
11
D
4
2
4
2
1
13
E
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
3
1
3
–
–
7
O
1
3
–
–
–
4
T
5
3
3
2
–
13
Σ
19
13
12
5
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 10cu 1
D
de 5do 8
E
ec 2
H
ho 7
O
oc 1ou 3
T
th 1to 12
All 50 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★code1
coded5
coed1
coho1
cooed5
coot1
cote1
couch5
couched7
couth5
cutout6
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
dodo1
doeth5
dote1
doted5
doth1
dotted6
douche6
douched7
echo1
echoed6
hoed1
hooch5
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hoot1
hooted6
octet5
ouch1
outdo5
outed5
thou1
toed1
toot1
tooted6
tooth5
toothed7
tote1
toted5
touch5
touche6
★touchedpangram14
tout1
touted6