NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Longest word
tantamount
10 letters
Top scorer
autonomy
15 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
10
Σ
A
2
2
2
3
2
1
–
12
M
5
4
3
1
1
–
–
14
N
4
3
1
–
–
–
–
8
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
T
3
1
–
–
–
–
1
5
U
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
11
7
6
3
1
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1an 6au 5
M
ma 4mo 7mu 2my 1
N
na 5no 2nu 1
O
on 1ot 1ou 1
T
ta 2to 2tu 1
U
un 3
Y
yu 1
All 46 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amount6
anatomy7
annatto7
annoy5
anon1
antonym7
antonymy8
aunt1
aunty5
automaton9
★autonomypangram15
autumn6
mammon6
manna5
manta5
many1
moan1
mono1
mononym7
monotony8
moon1
moony5
mount5
mutant6
mutton6
myna1
naan1
nana1
nanny5
natant6
natty5
noon1
noun1
nutty5
onto1
ottoman7
outman6
tantamount10
taunt5
tony1
toon1
tuna1
unman5
unmount7
unto1
yuan1