NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 17, 2025
Longest word
immobilize
10 letters
Top scorer
immobilize
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
B
7
5
1
–
–
–
–
13
E
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
L
7
2
–
1
–
–
–
10
M
5
1
1
–
1
–
–
8
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
21
9
3
1
3
0
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 4bi 3bl 2bo 4
E
em 2
I
im 2
L
li 6lo 4
M
me 1mi 2mo 5
O
ol 3
All 38 answers
139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★belie5
bell1
belle5
bezel5
bible5
bile1
bill1
blob1
bloom5
bobble6
boil1
boll1
bolo1
embezzle8
emblem6
immobile8
★immobilizepangram17
libel5
libelee7
limb1
limbo5
lime1
limo1
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
loom1
melee5
mile1
mill1
mobile6
★mobilizepangram15
moil1
mole1
moll1
oleo1
olio1
ollie5