NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 18, 2025
Longest word
aggravating
11 letters
Top scorer
aggravating
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
7.5
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
11
Σ
A
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1
1
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2
–
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1
5
G
–
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1
–
–
–
–
1
2
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
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2
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
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2
R
–
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1
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1
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–
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2
T
–
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1
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–
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1
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2
V
1
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2
2
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1
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6
Σ
1
1
6
3
4
2
2
2
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1ar 1av 3
G
gi 1gr 1
I
in 2
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 2
T
ti 1tr 1
V
va 4vi 2
All 21 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★aggravatingpangram18
arriving8
avatar6
avian5
aviating8
giving6
★gravitatingpangram18
invariant9
inviting8
navigating10
nirvana7
ravaging8
raving6
titivating10
trivia6
vagina6
vagrant7
vain1
variant7
virgin6
vitiating9