NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 1, 2025
Longest word
manhandled
10 letters
Top scorer
manhandled
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
A
1
2
3
–
1
–
–
7
D
3
–
1
1
–
–
–
5
E
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
4
H
7
1
4
1
2
–
–
15
L
9
6
5
–
–
–
–
20
M
4
2
3
3
–
1
1
14
N
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
25
12
18
6
4
1
1
67
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2al 1an 4
D
da 3de 2
E
el 2en 2
H
ha 6he 9
L
la 11le 8ll 1
M
ma 6me 8
N
ne 2
All 67 answers
300 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addle5
addled6
allele6
anal1
annal5
anneal6
annealed8
dale1
dandle6
dandled7
deal1
dell1
elan1
eland5
enamel6
enameled8
halal5
hale1
hall1
handheld8
handle6
handled7
headland8
heal1
healed6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
helm1
helmed6
lade1
laded5
laden5
ladle5
ladled6
lama1
lame1
lamed5
land1
landed6
lane1
lead1
leaded6
leaden6
lean1
leaned6
lede1
lemma5
lend1
llama5
male1
mall1
mammal6
mandala7
★manhandlepangram16
★manhandledpangram17
meal1
medal5
medaled7
meddle6
meddled7
meld1
melded6
melee5
needle6
needled7