NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 25, 2025
Longest word
flatfeet
8 letters
Top scorer
folktale
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
–
3
1
1
–
5
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
19
6
2
3
4
34
L
4
1
–
1
–
6
O
–
1
–
–
–
1
T
1
–
1
2
–
4
Σ
24
11
5
7
4
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2al 3
E
ef 1
F
fa 6fe 11fl 10fo 7
L
le 3lo 3
O
of 1
T
ta 2te 1to 1
All 51 answers
197 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afloat6
afoot5
alfalfa7
aloft5
aloof5
effete6
fake1
falafel7
fall1
falloff7
fatal5
fate1
feat1
feel1
feet1
fell1
fella5
fellate7
felt1
feta1
fetal5
fete1
fettle6
flak1
flake5
flat1
flatfeet8
flatfoot8
flea1
flee1
fleet5
float5
floe1
foal1
folate6
folk1
★folktalepangram15
fool1
foot1
footfall8
leaf1
leaflet7
left1
loaf1
loft1
loofa5
offal5
taffeta7
takeoff7
teff1
toffee6