NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 19, 2025
Longest word
benefitting
11 letters
Top scorer
benefitting
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
Σ
B
3
2
2
3
–
2
1
1
14
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
F
2
1
2
2
1
–
–
–
8
G
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
–
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
N
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
T
6
2
1
4
1
–
–
–
14
Σ
14
5
8
13
5
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 11bi 3
E
ef 1en 1
F
fe 5fi 3
G
ge 2gi 2
I
ig 2in 2
N
ne 1ni 2
T
te 6ti 8
All 49 answers
278 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beet1
befit5
★befittingpangram16
beget5
begetting9
beignet7
benefit7
★benefitingpangram17
★benefittingpangram18
bent1
betting7
bite1
biting6
bitten6
effete6
entente7
feet1
feint5
feinting8
fete1
feting6
fifteen7
finite6
fitting7
gent1
getting7
gift1
gifting7
ignite6
igniting8
infinite8
intent6
netting7
nineteen8
nite1
teeing6
teen1
teff1
tenet5
tent1
tenting7
tiff1
tine1
tinge5
tingeing8
tinging7
tinning7
tint1
tinting7