NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Longest word
pituitary
9 letters
Top scorer
pituitary
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
4
4
1
1
–
–
10
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
P
5
2
3
1
–
1
12
R
1
3
1
2
–
–
7
T
5
4
2
–
–
–
11
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
13
8
4
0
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1ap 3ar 3at 2au 1
I
ir 1
P
pa 7pi 1pr 2pu 2
R
ra 6ru 1
T
ta 5ti 1tr 5
Y
yu 1
All 42 answers
173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airy1
apart5
apiary6
apparat7
aria1
array5
arty1
atria5
attar5
aura1
irrupt6
pair1
papyri6
parity6
parry5
part1
partita7
party5
★pituitarypangram16
prat1
pray1
purity6
purr1
raita5
rapt1
rarity6
ratatat7
rattrap7
ratty5
rutty5
tapir5
tarp1
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
trait5
trap1
tray1
trip1
trippy6
yurt1