NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 26, 2025
Longest word
attainment
10 letters
Top scorer
amenity
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
1
3
1
3
–
–
1
9
E
1
2
1
2
–
–
–
6
I
2
–
1
1
2
1
–
7
M
20
11
4
2
2
–
–
39
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
–
1
1
2
–
–
8
Σ
29
16
8
9
6
1
1
70
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 3an 5at 1
E
em 3en 3
I
im 3in 3it 1
M
ma 15me 12mi 11my 1
N
na 1
T
ta 2te 5ti 1
All 70 answers
301 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amen1
★amenitypangram14
amity5
anemia6
anima5
animate7
anime5
★anytimepangram14
attainment10
emanate7
eminent7
emit1
enema5
enemy5
enmity6
imam1
imitate7
imminent8
inanimate9
inmate6
intimate8
item1
maim1
main1
maintain8
mama1
mamma5
manatee7
mane1
mania5
manna5
manta5
many1
mate1
matey5
matinee7
matte5
mean1
meanie6
meant5
meantime8
meany5
meat1
meaty5
meet1
meme1
mentee6
meta1
mete1
mien1
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
minima6
mint1
minty5
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
myna1
name1
tame1
tatami6
team1
teammate8
teatime7
teem1
tenement8
time1