NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 11, 2025
Longest word
emolument
9 letters
Top scorer
emolument
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
E
–
1
–
1
–
1
3
L
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
M
18
7
8
1
3
–
37
O
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
T
2
1
1
–
1
–
5
U
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
22
12
11
3
5
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1em 2
L
le 1lo 1lu 1
M
me 11mo 19mu 7
O
om 3
T
te 2to 2tu 1
U
un 3
All 54 answers
225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★element7
★emolumentpangram16
emote5
lemon5
loom1
lumen5
meet1
melee5
melon5
melt1
meme1
memento7
memo1
mentee6
menu1
mete1
mettle6
mole1
moll1
molt1
molten6
moment6
momentum8
mono1
monotone8
monte5
monument8
moon1
moot1
mote1
motel5
motet5
mottle6
motto5
moue1
mount5
mule1
mull1
mullet6
mute1
mutt1
mutton6
muumuu6
omelet6
omelette8
omen1
teem1
tenement8
tome1
totem5
tumult6
unmet5
unmount7
unmute6