NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Longest word
schoolbooks
11 letters
Top scorer
schoolbooks
18 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
12
8
3
2
–
–
–
–
25
C
1
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
3
H
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
5
S
2
1
–
–
–
–
1
1
5
Σ
18
11
3
2
2
2
1
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bl 6bo 19
C
co 3
H
ho 2
L
lo 5
S
sc 2sl 2so 1
All 40 answers
174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★blob1
blobs5
bloc1
block5
blocks6
blocs5
bobs1
bock1
bocks5
boho1
boll1
bolls5
bolo1
bolos5
boob1
booboo6
booboos7
boobs5
boohoo6
boohoos7
book1
books5
boos1
bosh1
boss1
cobs1
cookbook8
cookbooks9
hobo1
hobos5
lobo1
lobos5
lobs1
lookbook8
lookbooks9
★schoolbookpangram17
★schoolbookspangram18
slob1
slobs5
sobs1