NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 22, 2025
Longest word
outgunning
10 letters
Top scorer
outwitting
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
10
Σ
G
4
1
–
3
–
–
–
8
I
1
1
–
–
2
1
–
5
N
2
–
3
–
1
–
–
6
O
1
3
4
1
1
–
2
12
T
5
–
3
5
1
–
–
14
U
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
W
3
–
4
–
–
1
–
8
Σ
17
7
14
9
5
2
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 8
I
ig 1in 4
N
no 6
O
on 3ou 7ow 2
T
to 13tu 1
U
un 3
W
wi 3wo 5
All 56 answers
284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
gout1
gown1
gowning7
ignition8
ingot5
into1
intoning8
intuition9
noggin6
nonunion8
noon1
noting6
notion6
noun1
ongoing7
onion5
onto1
outgo5
outgoing8
outgun6
outgunning10
outing6
outwit6
★outwittingpangram17
owing5
owning6
togging7
tong1
tonging7
tonguing8
toning6
toon1
toot1
tooting7
toting6
tout1
touting7
towing6
town1
tuition7
union5
unto1
unwon5
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wont1
wonton6
wooing6
woot1
wowing6