NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 14, 2025
Longest word
anklebone
9 letters
Top scorer
anklebone
16 points
Starting letters
6 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
9
Σ
A
–
1
–
–
–
1
2
B
6
4
–
–
2
–
12
K
9
6
1
–
–
–
16
L
5
–
–
–
1
–
6
N
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
21
12
1
1
3
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 2
B
ba 5be 1bl 3bo 3
K
ka 2ke 5kn 5ko 4
L
la 2le 2lo 2
N
na 1no 1
O
oa 1
All 39 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ankle5
★anklebonepangram16
babka5
bake1
balk1
bank1
bankable8
beak1
blank5
bleak5
bloke5
bonk1
book1
bookable8
kabob5
kale1
kebab5
keel1
keen1
kennel6
keno1
knee1
kneel5
knell5
knob1
knoll5
koala5
koan1
kola1
kook1
lake1
lank1
leak1
leek1
look1
lookbook8
nankeen7
nook1
oaken5