NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 19, 2025
Longest word
logophile
9 letters
Top scorer
logophile
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
E
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
G
2
1
3
–
–
–
6
H
5
1
1
–
1
–
8
L
2
1
–
–
1
1
5
O
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
P
7
–
1
1
1
–
10
Σ
20
5
6
1
3
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1ep 2
G
ge 1gh 1gi 1gl 1go 2
H
he 5hi 1ho 2
L
li 1lo 4
O
og 2ol 2
P
pe 4pi 3pl 1po 2
All 36 answers
128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elope5
epee1
epilog6
gelee5
ghee1
giggle6
glee1
goggle6
google6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
help1
hippie6
hole1
hope1
liege5
loge1
★logophilepangram16
loophole8
lope1
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
ollie5
peel1
peep1
peephole8
people6
piehole7
pile1
pipe1
plie1
pole1
pope1