NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 13, 2025
Longest word
groundout
9 letters
Top scorer
groundout
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
Σ
D
3
2
2
–
–
–
7
G
2
3
1
–
–
1
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
3
2
2
–
–
7
R
3
1
3
–
–
–
7
T
4
2
–
1
–
–
7
U
3
–
–
–
1
–
4
Σ
16
11
8
3
1
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 2dr 1du 4
G
go 2gr 4gu 1
N
no 1
O
or 1ou 6
R
ro 4ru 3
T
to 2tr 1tu 4
U
ud 1un 3
All 40 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★donut5
dour1
drug1
dugong6
dugout6
dung1
dunno5
gourd5
gout1
ground6
★groundoutpangram16
grout5
grunt5
guru1
noun1
orotund7
outdo5
outdoor7
outgo5
outgun6
outro5
outrun6
rotgut6
rotund6
round5
rout1
rung1
runout6
runt1
tour1
tout1
trout5
turn1
turnout7
tutor5
tutu1
udon1
undo1
unground8
unto1