NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 5, 2025
Longest word
imminence
9 letters
Top scorer
ambiance
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
2
4
–
2
–
11
B
5
–
2
1
–
–
8
C
2
–
3
–
–
–
5
E
–
2
–
–
1
–
3
I
–
2
3
–
–
1
6
M
8
2
2
–
–
–
12
N
4
1
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
22
9
14
1
3
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2am 6an 3
B
ba 2be 5bi 1
C
ca 4ci 1
E
em 2en 1
I
ic 2im 2in 2
M
ma 2me 5mi 5
N
na 1ne 1ni 3
All 50 answers
205 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acme1
acne1
★ambiancepangram15
★ambiencepangram15
ameba5
amebae6
amebic6
amen1
anemia6
anemic6
anime5
babe1
bane1
beam1
bean1
beanie6
became6
been1
biennia7
cabbie6
came1
cane1
canine6
cinema6
emcee5
eminence8
enema5
iceman6
icemen6
imbibe6
imminence9
inane5
innie5
mace1
mane1
mean1
meanie6
mecca5
meme1
menace6
mice1
mien1
mime1
mince5
mine1
name1
nene1
nice1
niece5
nine1