NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 3, 2025
Longest word
expounded
9 letters
Top scorer
expounded
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
D
2
2
5
1
2
–
12
E
–
2
2
1
1
1
7
N
9
–
2
–
–
–
11
O
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
P
5
2
3
1
–
–
11
U
3
3
2
1
3
–
12
X
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
21
11
15
4
6
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 6do 3du 3
E
en 3ex 4
N
ne 4no 6nu 1
O
od 1op 2ox 1
P
pe 6po 4pu 1
U
ud 1un 8up 3
X
xe 1
All 58 answers
265 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deepen6
deepened8
denude6
denuded7
depend6
depended8
done1
donee5
donned6
dune1
dunned6
dunno5
ended5
endue5
endued6
expend6
expended8
★expoundpangram14
★expoundedpangram16
need1
needed6
nene1
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
noon1
nope1
noun1
nude1
odeon5
open1
opened6
oxen1
peen1
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
peon1
pond1
pone1
pound5
pounded7
punned6
udon1
undo1
undone6
undue5
unneeded8
unopen6
unopened8
unpen5
unpenned8
upend5
upended7
upon1
xenon5