NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 21, 2025
Longest word
antiaircraft
12 letters
Top scorer
antiaircraft
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
12
Σ
A
1
–
2
1
2
–
–
–
1
7
C
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
F
5
3
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
13
I
–
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
5
T
1
–
1
1
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–
–
–
–
3
Σ
11
4
8
6
4
0
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3ai 1an 2ar 1
C
ca 1cr 1
F
fa 7fi 1fr 5
I
in 3
N
na 1
R
ra 2ri 3
T
ta 1ti 1tr 1
All 34 answers
193 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affair6
affiant7
aircraft8
★antiaircraftpangram19
antifa6
artifact8
caftan6
craft5
fact1
faint5
fair1
fanatic7
fanfic6
farina6
fart1
fiat1
franc5
★franticpangram14
frat1
friar5
frittata8
infant6
★infarctpangram14
★infractpangram14
naif1
raffia6
raft1
riff1
riffraff8
rift1
tariff6
tiff1
traffic7