NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
locution
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
1
3
3
4
–
1
1
13
I
2
1
2
–
–
1
–
6
L
4
–
1
1
1
–
–
7
N
3
–
2
–
1
1
–
7
O
1
1
–
–
–
1
–
3
T
2
3
–
1
–
–
–
6
U
2
4
2
1
–
–
–
9
Σ
15
12
10
7
2
4
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 1co 12
I
ic 2in 3io 1
L
li 3lo 4
N
no 5nu 2
O
oc 1on 2
T
ti 2to 2tu 2
U
un 9
All 51 answers
260 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clinic6
coconut7
cocoon6
coin1
colon5
colonic7
concoct7
concoction10
conic5
cotillion9
cotton6
council7
count5
icon1
iconic6
into1
intuit6
intuition9
ionic5
★linocutpangram14
lint1
lion1
★locutionpangram15
loin1
loon1
lotion6
nonillion9
nonunion8
noon1
notion6
noun1
null1
nuncio6
octillion9
onion5
onto1
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
toon1
tuition7
tunic5
uncoil6
uncool6
unction7
uncut5
union5
unit1
unlit5
until5
unto1