NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Longest word
citification
12 letters
Top scorer
citification
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
11
12
Σ
A
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1
1
1
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3
C
1
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3
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–
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1
5
F
5
1
2
4
1
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13
I
1
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1
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2
N
1
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1
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1
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1
4
O
–
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1
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1
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2
T
1
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1
Σ
9
2
8
5
1
1
1
1
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2an 1
C
ca 1ci 1co 3
F
fa 5fi 3fo 5
I
in 2
N
na 1no 3
O
of 2
T
ti 1
All 30 answers
199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affiant7
afoot5
antifa6
caftan6
★citificationpangram19
coffin6
coif1
confit6
fact1
★factionpangram14
faint5
fanatic7
fanfic6
fiat1
fiction7
finito6
focaccia8
foci1
font1
fontina7
foot1
infant6
info1
naif1
nonfat6
nonfiction10
★notificationpangram19
★officiantpangram16
★officiationpangram18
tiff1