NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 24, 2025
Longest word
independent
11 letters
Top scorer
impediment
17 points
Starting letters
6 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
10
11
Σ
D
1
–
3
–
2
1
–
–
7
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
1
2
1
1
–
2
1
8
N
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
10
6
12
3
3
–
–
–
34
T
2
4
6
1
–
–
–
–
13
Σ
14
11
24
7
6
1
2
1
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 6di 1
E
em 1ep 1
I
im 6in 2
N
ni 2
P
pe 18pi 16
T
te 9ti 4
All 66 answers
364 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deep1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
dependent9
dipped6
emptied7
epee1
impede6
impeded7
★impedimentpangram17
impend6
impended8
impenitent10
independent11
inept5
ninepin7
nipped6
★pedimentpangram15
peed1
peen1
peep1
peeped6
pend1
pended6
pendent7
penitent8
penmen6
penne5
penned6
pent1
pepped6
peptide7
petit5
petite6
petted6
pied1
pimp1
pimped6
pine1
pined5
pinned6
pinniped8
pint1
pipe1
piped5
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pippin6
pitied6
pitted6
teepee6
temp1
temped6
tempi5
tempt5
tempted7
tenpin6
tepee5
tepid5
tiepin6
tipi1
tipped6
tippet6