NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 12, 2025
Longest word
electable
9 letters
Top scorer
balletic
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
A
2
3
2
–
–
–
7
B
17
6
5
1
6
–
35
C
–
3
2
1
3
–
9
E
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
L
–
3
3
1
–
–
7
T
–
3
3
–
–
–
6
Σ
19
18
15
3
9
1
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 5al 2
B
ba 13be 11bi 8bl 3
C
ca 5ce 2ci 2
E
el 1
L
la 4li 3
T
ta 3ti 3
All 65 answers
322 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
abate5
abet1
ablate6
able1
albeit6
alibi5
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bacilli7
bail1
bait1
bale1
ball1
ballet6
★balleticpangram15
bate1
battle6
beat1
beatable8
beet1
beetle6
belie5
belittle8
bell1
belle5
belt1
beta1
betel5
bible5
biblical8
bilabial8
bile1
bill1
billable8
billet6
bite1
blab1
blat1
bleat5
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
callable8
celeb5
★celibatepangram15
ciabatta8
★citablepangram14
electable9
label5
labia5
labial6
labile6
liable6
libel5
libelee7
tabla5
table5
tablet6
tibia5
tibiae6
tibial6