NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 5, 2025
Longest word
genotype
8 letters
Top scorer
genotype
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
E
–
–
1
1
–
2
G
5
1
1
–
1
8
N
6
2
–
–
–
8
O
2
–
–
–
2
4
P
6
3
2
1
–
12
T
6
4
–
–
–
10
Y
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
25
11
4
2
3
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 3go 5
N
ne 3no 5
O
on 2op 2
P
pe 6po 6
T
te 5to 5
Y
ye 1
All 45 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eggnog6
entente7
gene1
★genotypepangram15
gent1
gone1
gong1
goon1
goony5
gotten6
nene1
neon1
netty5
none1
nonet5
noon1
nope1
note1
onto1
ontogeny8
open1
opponent8
peen1
penne5
penny5
pent1
peon1
peony5
pone1
pong1
pongee6
pontoon7
pony1
potent6
teen1
teeny5
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tone1
tong1
tonne5
tony1
toon1
yente5