NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Longest word
barbarian
9 letters
Top scorer
vibrant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
2
1
–
–
–
5
B
1
2
1
–
–
1
5
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
T
1
6
2
–
–
–
9
V
1
–
–
2
–
–
3
Σ
7
12
6
3
1
2
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1ar 1at 2av 1
B
ba 2bi 1br 2
I
in 1ir 1
N
ni 1
R
ra 5ri 1
T
ta 2ti 4tr 3
V
va 2vi 1
All 31 answers
157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anti1
aria1
atria5
attain6
avian5
bait1
barbarian9
birria6
brain5
briar5
invariant9
irritant8
nirvana7
rabbi5
rabbit6
rain1
raita5
rani1
ribbit6
taint5
tannin6
tiara5
tibia5
tint1
titan5
train5
trait5
trivia6
vain1
variant7
★vibrantpangram14