NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 30, 2025
Longest word
hiccoughing
11 letters
Top scorer
hiccoughing
18 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
11
Σ
C
2
6
2
3
2
1
–
–
16
G
2
1
–
3
–
–
–
–
6
H
–
1
2
1
1
–
–
1
6
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
N
2
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
5
O
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
1
–
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–
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
11
7
8
4
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 2co 14
G
gn 1go 5
H
hi 2ho 4
I
ic 2io 1
N
no 4nu 1
O
on 2ou 1
U
un 1
All 40 answers
234 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chignon7
chino5
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coho1
coin1
coining7
conch5
conic5
conning7
cooing6
couch5
★couchingpangram15
cough5
★coughingpangram15
gnocchi7
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
hiccough8
★hiccoughingpangram18
hogging7
honcho6
honing6
hooch5
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
noggin6
nonunion8
noon1
noun1
nuncio6
ongoing7
onion5
ouch1
union5