NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 20, 2025
Longest word
ingenuity
9 letters
Top scorer
ingenuity
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
E
1
2
4
1
–
–
8
G
2
3
–
2
–
–
7
I
–
1
2
1
–
1
5
N
3
1
2
1
1
–
8
T
4
4
1
2
1
–
12
U
–
2
1
1
–
–
4
Y
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
11
14
10
9
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 2en 4ey 2
G
ge 6gi 1
I
ig 1in 4
N
ne 3ni 4nu 1
T
te 7ti 3tu 2
U
un 4
Y
ye 3
All 47 answers
236 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★egging6
eggy1
engine6
ennui5
entente7
entity6
eyeing6
eying5
gene1
genie5
genii5
gent1
genuine7
getting7
gigue5
ignite6
ingenue7
★ingenuitypangram16
innie5
intent6
nene1
netting7
netty5
nine1
nineteen8
ninety6
nite1
nugget6
teeing6
teen1
teeny5
tenet5
tent1
tenting7
tenuity7
tine1
tinge5
tingeing8
tune1
tutee5
unguent7
unite5
untie5
untune6
yenning7
yente5
yeti1