NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 11, 2025
Longest word
knickknack
10 letters
Top scorer
cackling
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
10
Σ
A
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
C
2
10
5
2
8
1
–
28
G
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
I
–
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
K
1
1
–
1
–
–
1
4
L
3
1
2
3
–
–
–
9
N
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
8
16
9
8
9
2
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3al 1
C
ca 11ci 1cl 16
G
gl 2
I
ic 1il 1in 1
K
ki 2kn 2
L
la 6li 3
N
ni 3
All 53 answers
326 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acing5
alack5
★cacklingpangram15
caging6
caking6
call1
calla5
calling7
canal5
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
cilia5
clack5
★clackingpangram15
clan1
clang5
clanging8
clank5
★clankingpangram15
click5
clicking8
cling5
clinging8
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
clink5
clinking8
glacial7
glancing8
icing5
iliac5
inclining9
kick1
kicking7
knack5
knickknack10
lacing6
lack1
★lackingpangram14
laic1
laical6
lancing7
lick1
licking7
lilac5
niacin6
nick1
nicking7