NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
locomotion
17 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
10
Σ
C
1
2
4
2
–
2
1
12
I
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
5
–
1
–
–
–
1
7
M
4
1
2
2
–
–
–
9
N
1
–
2
–
–
1
–
4
O
1
1
–
–
–
1
–
3
T
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
16
7
10
4
0
4
2
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 1co 11
I
ic 2in 1io 1
L
li 3lo 4
M
mi 5mo 4
N
no 4
O
oc 1on 2
T
ti 2to 2
All 43 answers
202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clinic6
cocoon6
coin1
colon5
colonic7
common6
commotion9
concoct7
concoction10
conic5
cotillion9
cotton6
icon1
iconic6
into1
ionic5
limn1
lint1
lion1
★locomotionpangram17
loin1
loon1
lotion6
million7
mini1
minim5
minion6
mint1
mono1
moon1
moonlit7
motion6
noncom6
nonillion9
noon1
notion6
octillion9
onion5
onto1
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
toon1