NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Longest word
automata
8 letters
Top scorer
factotum
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
2
1
–
1
1
5
C
2
–
2
–
–
4
F
2
–
–
–
1
3
M
3
1
–
–
–
4
T
8
–
3
1
–
12
Σ
17
2
5
2
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1at 1au 3
C
co 2cu 2
F
fa 2fo 1
M
mo 3mu 1
T
ta 4to 6tu 2
All 28 answers
94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afoot5
atom1
auto1
automat7
automata8
coat1
coot1
cutoff6
cutout6
fact1
★factotumpangram15
foot1
moat1
moot1
motto5
mutt1
taco1
tact1
tattoo6
taut1
toccata7
tofu1
tomato6
tomcat6
toot1
tout1
tuft1
tutu1