NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Longest word
deadened
8 letters
Top scorer
unwaxed
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
1
1
1
2
–
5
D
3
–
4
1
1
9
E
–
2
2
–
–
4
N
6
–
1
–
–
7
U
–
2
1
1
4
8
W
4
3
2
–
–
9
Σ
14
8
11
4
5
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2an 3
D
da 2de 5du 2
E
en 4
N
na 3ne 3nu 1
U
un 8
W
wa 5we 4
All 42 answers
195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addend6
addenda7
anew1
annex5
annexed7
dawn1
dawned6
deaden6
deadened8
dean1
denude6
denuded7
dune1
dunned6
ended5
endue5
endued6
ennead6
naan1
nada1
nana1
need1
needed6
nene1
nude1
undead6
undue5
unneeded8
★unwaxedpangram14
unweaned8
unwed5
unwedded8
unweeded8
wand1
wane1
waned5
wanna5
waxen5
wean1
weaned6
wend1
wended6