NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 8, 2025
Longest word
practical
9 letters
Top scorer
practical
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
2
4
2
2
–
–
10
C
3
4
3
–
3
–
13
L
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
P
3
–
1
4
–
1
9
R
4
1
1
4
–
–
10
T
4
7
1
–
–
–
12
Σ
19
16
9
10
3
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1ap 2ar 3at 4
C
ca 6ci 3cl 1cr 3
L
la 2li 2
P
pa 4pi 2pr 3
R
ra 8ri 2
T
ta 4ti 1tr 7
All 58 answers
263 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★altar5
apart5
apparat7
arctic6
aria1
aril1
atria5
atrial6
attar5
attract7
carat5
carp1
carpal6
carpi5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
claptrap8
crap1
critic6
critical8
lair1
lariat6
liar1
lira1
pair1
part1
partial7
partita7
pillar6
piratic7
★practicalpangram16
prat1
priapic7
racial6
rail1
railcar7
raita5
rapt1
ratatat7
rattail7
rattrap7
rial1
rill1
tapir5
tarp1
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
trail5
trait5
trap1
trial5
trill5
trip1