NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 4, 2025
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
enchained
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
C
5
6
4
4
–
–
–
19
D
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
E
1
–
–
3
1
2
–
7
H
5
2
5
1
2
–
–
15
I
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
12
10
8
4
2
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ah 1
C
ca 2ch 15ci 2
D
da 1de 2
E
ea 1ec 2en 4
H
ha 3he 9hi 3
I
in 2
N
ni 1
All 50 answers
277 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
ached5
ahead5
cache5
cached6
chad1
chai1
chain5
★chainedpangram14
chance6
chanced7
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chide5
chided6
chin1
china5
chinned7
cinch5
cinched7
dacha5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
each1
★echidnapangram14
echinacea9
enchain7
★enchainedpangram16
enhance7
enhanced8
★haciendapangram15
hand1
handed6
head1
headache8
headed6
heed1
heeded6
heinie6
hence5
henna5
hennaed7
hidden6
hide1
hind1
inch1
inched6
niche5