NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 1, 2025
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
tenacity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
2
2
3
2
–
–
9
C
6
5
2
4
1
–
18
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
3
–
–
–
3
N
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
T
1
3
2
2
1
1
10
Σ
10
12
13
8
2
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6an 2at 1
C
ca 12ce 2ci 2cy 2
E
en 2
I
in 3
N
ni 4
T
ta 6te 2ti 2
All 46 answers
236 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
accent6
acetate7
acetic6
acne1
ancient7
antic5
attic5
cacti5
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cantina7
catty5
cayenne7
cent1
cetacean8
cite1
city1
cyan1
cynic5
enact5
entice6
incant6
incite6
intact6
niacin6
nice1
nicety6
niece5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
★tenacitypangram15
tenancy7
tinct5
titanic7