NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 15, 2025
Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
guffawing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
A
–
3
2
–
–
–
–
5
F
–
1
2
2
–
–
–
5
G
1
–
–
8
–
1
–
10
I
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
W
2
–
4
4
–
–
1
11
Σ
4
4
10
15
0
1
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2an 1aw 2
F
fa 2fi 2fu 1
G
ga 5gi 2gn 1gu 2
I
ig 1in 1
N
na 2
W
wa 4wi 7
All 35 answers
215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★again5
aging5
angina6
awing5
awning6
fanning7
fawning7
fifing6
fining6
fungi5
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
ganging7
gauging7
gigging7
ginning7
gnawing7
★guffawingpangram16
gunning7
iguana6
inning6
nagging7
naif1
wagging7
waging6
waif1
waning6
wigging7
wigwag6
wigwagging10
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7