NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
injection
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
C
4
2
3
6
1
1
4
–
–
21
E
–
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
I
2
1
2
–
1
3
–
1
1
11
J
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
4
2
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
10
O
2
2
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–
–
–
–
–
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4
T
4
3
1
–
1
–
–
–
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9
Σ
17
11
10
7
5
4
4
1
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 21
E
ec 1ej 1en 1
I
ic 2in 8io 1
J
jo 2
N
ne 2ni 1no 7
O
oc 1on 3
T
te 2to 7
All 60 answers
334 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocci5
cocoon6
coin1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
conic5
conjoin7
conjoint8
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
★ejectionpangram15
enjoin6
icon1
iconic6
incontinence12
incontinent11
★injectionpangram16
innocence9
innocent8
intention9
into1
intone6
ionic5
join1
joint5
neocon6
neon1
nicotine8
nonce5
none1
nonet5
noon1
note1
notice6
notion6
octet5
once1
onion5
onto1
tectonic8
tenon5
tone1
tonic5
tonne5
toon1
toonie6
toot1
tote1