NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Longest word
inhibition
10 letters
Top scorer
billionth
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
10
Σ
B
3
1
3
1
–
1
–
9
H
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
1
3
L
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
N
–
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
18
5
6
2
0
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 4bl 2bo 3
H
hi 3ho 1
I
in 3
L
li 4lo 2
N
ni 1no 2
O
ob 1ol 1on 1
T
th 1ti 4to 1
All 34 answers
128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bill1
billion7
★billionthpangram16
biotin6
blin1
blini5
bobbin6
boil1
bonito6
hill1
hilt1
hint1
hobbit6
inhibit7
inhibition10
into1
lilt1
lint1
lion1
litho5
loin1
lotion6
ninth5
nonillion9
notion6
obit1
olio1
onion5
thin1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tint1
toil1