NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 26, 2025
Longest word
adjacency
9 letters
Top scorer
adjacency
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
1
–
1
1
–
1
4
C
2
4
2
2
–
–
10
D
3
2
2
1
1
1
10
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
J
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
5
2
1
–
–
–
8
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
10
8
4
1
2
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ad 3
C
ca 9cy 1
D
da 3de 6dy 1
E
en 2
J
je 2
N
na 4ne 4
Y
ye 1
All 37 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
addend6
addenda7
★adjacencypangram16
cadence7
cancan6
candy5
cane1
caned5
canna5
canned6
canny5
cayenne7
cyan1
dance5
danced6
dandy5
deaden6
deadened8
dean1
decadence9
decency7
deny1
dyne1
ended5
ennead6
jean1
jenny5
naan1
nada1
nana1
nanny5
need1
needed6
needy5
nene1
yenned6