NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
bigheaded
16 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
10
Σ
A
3
5
1
–
–
–
–
9
B
3
3
8
2
1
1
–
18
D
3
–
2
–
1
–
1
7
E
2
3
1
1
–
1
–
8
G
–
1
4
–
–
–
–
5
H
3
1
3
–
–
–
–
7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
13
19
3
2
2
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ad 2ag 1ah 1ai 2
B
ba 7be 7bi 4
D
da 1de 5di 1
E
eb 1ed 3eg 4
G
ga 3gi 2
H
he 6hi 1
I
id 1
All 55 answers
273 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abed1
abide5
abided6
adage5
added5
aged1
ahead5
aide1
aided5
baaed5
babied6
baddie6
bade1
badge5
badged6
bagged6
bead1
beaded6
bedded6
bedhead7
begged6
behead6
beheaded8
bide1
bided5
★bigheadpangram14
★bigheadedpangram16
dabbed6
dead1
deadhead8
deadheaded10
deed1
deeded6
died1
ebbed5
eddied6
edge1
edged5
egad1
egged5
egghead7
eggheaded9
gabbed6
gadded6
gagged6
gibed5
gigged6
head1
headed6
hedge5
hedged6
heed1
heeded6
hide1
idea1