NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 14, 2025
Longest word
hotheaded
9 letters
Top scorer
pothead
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
1
1
–
2
–
–
4
D
4
4
2
–
–
–
10
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
5
1
6
1
–
1
14
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
4
2
6
1
–
–
13
T
5
3
4
1
1
–
14
Σ
20
13
18
5
1
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3at 1
D
de 1do 9
E
ep 1
H
ho 14
O
oa 1op 1
P
pe 1ph 1po 11
T
ta 2te 1to 11
All 58 answers
252 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adopt5
adopted7
adoptee7
atop1
depot5
dodo1
doeth5
doodad6
dope1
doped5
dote1
doted5
doth1
dotted6
epode5
hoed1
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hoop1
hooped6
hoot1
hooted6
hope1
hoped5
hopped6
hothead7
hotheaded9
hotpot6
oath1
opted5
peapod6
photo5
poet1
pooh1
poop1
pooped6
pope1
poppa5
popped6
poppet6
potato6
★potheadpangram14
potted6
tattoo6
tattooed8
teapot6
toad1
toed1
toot1
tooted6
tooth5
toothed7
tope1
toped5
topped6
tote1
toted5