NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 20, 2025
Longest word
analyzed
8 letters
Top scorer
analyzed
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
3
5
6
3
2
19
D
6
5
4
5
1
21
E
1
1
1
–
–
3
L
8
4
6
–
2
20
N
3
1
–
–
–
4
Z
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
23
16
17
8
5
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 6al 5an 7az 1
D
da 11de 9dy 1
E
el 2en 1
L
la 13le 7
N
na 4
Z
za 1ze 1
All 69 answers
308 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addend6
addenda7
addle5
addled6
adze1
allay5
allayed7
allele6
alley5
ally1
anal1
anally6
analyze7
★analyzedpangram15
annal5
anneal6
annealed8
azalea6
daddy5
dale1
dally5
dandle6
dandled7
dandy5
daze1
dazed5
dazedly7
dazzle6
dazzled7
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadeye7
deadly6
deal1
dean1
delay5
delayed7
dyad1
elan1
eland5
ennead6
lade1
laded5
laden5
ladle5
ladled6
lady1
land1
landed6
landlady8
lane1
laze1
lazed5
lazy1
lead1
leaded6
leaden6
leadenly8
lean1
leaned6
leanly6
naan1
nada1
nana1
nanny5
zany1
zeal1