NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 9, 2025
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
purloin
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
L
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
N
5
–
–
–
1
1
7
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
P
1
3
3
3
–
–
10
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
12
7
4
4
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
I
in 1ir 1
L
li 1lo 2
N
no 6nu 1
O
on 1op 1
P
pi 4po 3pr 2pu 1
R
ru 1
U
un 3up 1
All 29 answers
123 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★inurn5
iron1
lion1
loin1
loon1
noir1
nonillion9
nonunion8
noon1
nori1
noun1
null1
onion5
opinion7
pillion7
pinion6
pinup5
pippin6
poplin6
porn1
porno5
prion5
pronoun7
★purloinpangram14
ruin1
union5
unpin5
unroll6
upon1