NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 20, 2025
Longest word
unheeding
9 letters
Top scorer
unheeding
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
Σ
G
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
7
3
7
4
–
–
21
N
1
1
–
1
1
–
4
U
–
–
1
1
3
2
7
Σ
9
4
8
6
4
2
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gh 1
H
he 8hi 8hu 5
N
ne 3ni 1
U
un 7
All 33 answers
183 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ghee1
hedge5
hedged6
hedging7
heed1
heeded6
heeding7
heinie6
henge5
hidden6
hide1
hiding6
high1
hind1
hinge5
hinged6
hinging7
hued1
huge1
hugged6
hugging7
hung1
neigh5
neighed7
neighing8
nigh1
unheeded8
★unheedingpangram16
unhidden8
unhinge7
★unhingedpangram15
unhinging9
unhung6