NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 14, 2025
Longest word
inalienable
11 letters
Top scorer
enviable
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
11
Σ
A
1
1
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–
–
2
–
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4
B
13
7
4
4
4
–
1
–
33
E
–
–
1
–
1
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–
–
2
I
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
L
–
3
3
2
1
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–
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9
N
–
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1
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–
–
1
V
1
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1
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2
Σ
15
11
10
6
6
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2av 1
B
ba 11be 11bi 8bl 3
E
en 2
I
in 1
L
la 4li 5
N
ni 1
V
vi 2
All 52 answers
266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★able1
alibi5
alienable9
available9
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bail1
bale1
baleen6
ball1
banal5
banana6
bane1
bean1
beanball8
beanie6
beeline7
been1
belie5
believable10
believe7
bell1
belle5
bevel5
bible5
biennia7
biennial8
bilabial8
bile1
bill1
billable8
bivalve7
blab1
blin1
blini5
enable6
★enviablepangram15
inalienable11
label5
labia5
labial6
labile6
liable6
libel5
libelee7
livable7
liveable8
nibble6
viable6
vibe1