NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Longest word
penitently
10 letters
Top scorer
penitently
17 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
10
Σ
E
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
4
I
1
2
–
1
1
–
–
5
L
7
3
5
1
–
1
–
17
N
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
P
5
–
3
1
1
–
1
11
T
4
1
3
–
1
–
–
9
Y
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
20
7
14
4
3
1
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ee 1el 1en 1ey 1
I
il 1in 4
L
le 5li 12
N
ne 1ni 1
P
pe 6pi 3pl 2
T
te 2ti 7
Y
ye 2
All 50 answers
224 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eely1
elite5
entitle7
eyelet6
illy1
★ineptlypangram14
inlet5
intel5
intently8
lenient7
leniently9
lenity6
lent1
lentil6
lien1
lilt1
lily1
line1
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
linty5
lippy5
lite1
little6
nettle6
nipple6
peel1
pellet6
pelt1
penile6
★penitentlypangram17
pettily7
pile1
pill1
pipeline8
plenty6
plie1
teletype8
tell1
tile1
till1
tilt1
tinily6
tipple6
title5
tittle6
yell1
yelp1