NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 13, 2025
Longest word
antibiotic
10 letters
Top scorer
antibiotic
17 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
10
Σ
A
–
2
–
1
–
1
1
5
B
8
4
12
1
–
–
–
25
C
–
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
N
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
10
10
14
4
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3an 2
B
ba 8bi 4bo 13
C
ca 2ci 1
N
na 2no 1
O
ob 2
T
ta 1ti 1to 1
All 41 answers
220 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
abbot5
abiotic7
★anabioticpangram16
★antibioticpangram17
baba1
baboon6
bacon5
bait1
banana6
banc1
baobab6
baton5
bionic6
biota5
biotic6
biotin6
boat1
boba1
bobbin6
bobcat6
bocci5
bonbon6
bonito6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
boot1
★botanicpangram14
cabana6
cabin5
ciabatta8
nabob5
nanobot7
noob1
obit1
obtain6
taboo5
tibia5
tobacco7