NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 2, 2025
Longest word
initializing
12 letters
Top scorer
initializing
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.5
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
A
2
2
1
–
–
2
–
–
–
7
G
3
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
9
I
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
–
1
5
L
2
–
–
2
2
–
1
–
–
7
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
7
3
3
10
4
–
1
2
–
30
Z
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
9
6
14
8
2
4
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2al 1an 1at 3
G
ga 3gi 2gl 3gn 1
I
ig 1in 4
L
la 1li 6
N
na 2
T
ta 17ti 13
Z
zi 1
All 61 answers
364 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agita5
agitating9
alit1
anti1
atilt5
attain6
attaining9
gait1
gallant7
gating6
giant5
gilt1
glint5
glinting8
glitz5
gnat1
igniting8
initial7
initialing10
★initializingpangram19
initiating10
lantana7
ligating8
lilt1
lilting7
lint1
litigant8
litigating10
natal5
natant6
tagging7
taiga5
tail1
tailgating10
tailing7
taint5
tainting8
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tang1
tangling8
tannin6
tanning7
★tantalizingpangram18
tatting7
tattling8
tiling6
till1
tilling7
tilt1
tilting7
tinging7
tingling8
tinning7
tint1
tinting7
titan5
titillating11
titling7
ziti1