NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Longest word
pityingly
9 letters
Top scorer
pityingly
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
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
L
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
N
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
P
4
3
5
6
–
1
19
T
1
1
1
1
1
–
5
Y
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
5
6
6
10
1
1
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
L
li 2
N
ni 2
P
pi 18pl 1
T
ti 4ty 1
Y
yi 1
All 29 answers
165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★lipping7
lippy5
nipping7
nippy5
pigging7
piggy5
piling6
pill1
pilling7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pinny5
pint1
piping6
pipit5
pippin6
pitting7
pity1
pitying7
★pityinglypangram16
plying6
tipi1
tipping7
tippling8
tippy5
typing6
yipping7