NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 9, 2025
Longest word
clinically
10 letters
Top scorer
ancillary
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
1
1
3
–
1
1
–
7
C
2
6
6
3
2
2
1
22
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
5
2
1
–
–
–
–
8
R
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
13
10
3
3
3
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 4ar 3
C
ca 10cl 5cr 3cy 4
I
in 1
L
la 2
N
na 6ni 2
R
ra 3ri 1
Y
ya 1
All 45 answers
226 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
anally6
★ancillarypangram16
annal5
arancini8
arcana6
arnica6
cairn5
canal5
canary6
cancan6
canna5
cannily7
canny5
carnal6
carnally8
carny5
clan1
clinic6
clinical8
clinically10
clinician9
crania6
cranial7
cranny6
cyan1
cynic5
cynical7
cynically9
inlay5
lain1
lanai5
naan1
nail1
nana1
nanny5
narc1
nary1
niacin6
ninny5
rain1
rainy5
rani1
ricin5
yarn1