NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Longest word
confluence
10 letters
Top scorer
confluence
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
C
7
3
3
3
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–
1
17
E
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
F
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
N
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
1
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–
–
–
–
2
U
–
1
2
–
–
–
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3
Σ
9
7
7
5
0
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 3co 9cu 2
E
ef 1
F
fe 1fl 2
L
lo 1
N
ne 1no 1nu 1
O
on 1ou 1
U
un 3
All 30 answers
154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
cello5
cellule7
clef1
clone5
clue1
cocoon6
coffee6
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
cone1
★confluencepangram17
cool1
coulee6
cuff1
cull1
effluence9
fence5
fleece6
★flouncepangram14
loco1
neocon6
nonce5
nucleon7
once1
ounce5
uncle5
uncool6
uncuff6