NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 18, 2025
Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
luncheon
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
C
3
5
3
2
–
13
E
1
–
–
1
–
2
H
2
2
1
–
1
6
L
5
–
1
–
1
7
N
5
1
1
1
–
8
O
3
1
–
–
–
4
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
19
9
7
4
2
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1cl 2co 10
E
ec 2
H
he 2ho 4
L
lo 6lu 1
N
ne 2no 5nu 1
O
ol 1on 1ou 2
U
un 1
All 41 answers
157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cello5
cloche6
clone5
cocoon6
coho1
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
conch5
cone1
cool1
couch5
coulee6
echelon7
echo1
hellhole8
hello5
hole1
honcho6
hone1
hooch5
loch1
loco1
loll1
lone1
loon1
louche6
★luncheonpangram15
neocon6
neon1
noel1
nonce5
none1
noon1
noun1
nucleon7
oleo1
once1
ouch1
ounce5
uncool6