NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 1, 2025
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
downlink
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
D
3
1
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–
2
–
6
I
1
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–
–
–
–
1
K
6
1
–
–
–
–
7
L
3
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–
–
–
3
N
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
O
2
1
–
–
–
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3
W
6
1
3
–
2
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12
Σ
21
4
3
0
4
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 4do 2
I
id 1
K
ki 7
L
li 2lo 1
N
no 1
O
oi 1ol 1on 1
W
wi 11wo 1
All 33 answers
107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dildo5
dill1
dink1
dino1
★downlinkpangram15
downwind8
idol1
kiddo5
kill1
kiln1
kilo1
kind1
kink1
kiwi1
link1
lion1
loin1
nonillion9
oink1
olio1
onion5
widow5
wiki1
wild1
wildwood8
will1
willow6
wind1
window6
wink1
winnow6
wino1
woodwind8