NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 17, 2025
Longest word
incurring
9 letters
Top scorer
curving
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
C
–
1
1
2
1
–
5
G
1
–
1
3
1
–
6
I
–
3
1
1
1
1
7
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
3
3
1
4
–
–
11
U
–
1
1
–
1
1
4
V
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
4
8
7
10
4
2
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cr 1cu 4
G
gi 3gr 2gu 1
I
ic 1in 6
N
ni 1
R
ri 5ru 6
U
un 3ur 1
V
vi 1
All 35 answers
213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cringing8
cuing5
cunning7
curing6
★curvingpangram14
gigging7
ginning7
giving6
grin1
grinning8
gunning7
icing5
incur5
incurring9
inning6
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
nigiri6
ricin5
ricing6
rigging7
ring1
ringing7
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
rung1
runic5
running7
ungiving8
unrig5
unrigging9
urging6
virgin6