NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 27, 2025
Longest word
attenuate
9 letters
Top scorer
gauntlet
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
1
2
–
–
1
6
G
4
4
3
1
1
–
13
L
8
1
4
3
1
–
17
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
4
3
2
–
1
–
10
U
1
3
2
3
3
–
12
Σ
20
12
14
7
6
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1an 2at 2au 1
G
ga 4gl 6gu 3
L
la 1le 1lu 15
N
nu 2
T
ta 3tu 7
U
ul 3un 9
All 60 answers
291 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ague1
annual6
annul5
attenuate9
attune6
aunt1
gateau6
gauge5
gaunt5
★gauntletpangram15
glue1
glug1
glut1
glute5
gluteal7
gluten6
gulag5
gull1
gullet6
language8
league6
luau1
luge1
luggage7
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunate6
lune1
lunette7
lung1
lunge5
lunula6
lunulae7
lute1
luteal6
nugget6
null1
taunt5
taut1
tauten6
tulle5
tuna1
tune1
tunnel6
tutee5
tutelage8
tutu1
ulna1
ulnae5
ululate7
uneaten7
ungentle8
unglue6
unguent7
★ungulatepangram15
unlet5
untag5
★untanglepangram15
untune6