NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 25, 2025
Longest word
oppugning
9 letters
Top scorer
grouping
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
G
1
1
–
2
1
–
5
I
–
1
–
1
1
–
3
N
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
O
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
P
2
1
1
6
–
–
10
R
2
1
–
3
–
–
6
U
1
3
2
1
–
2
9
Σ
7
7
4
13
3
3
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 1gr 2gu 2
I
in 3
N
no 2
O
op 2
P
pi 1po 3pr 2pu 4
R
ro 1ru 5
U
un 6up 2ur 1
All 37 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gouging7
group5
★groupingpangram15
gunning7
guru1
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
nonunion8
noun1
oppugn6
oppugning9
pinup5
popgun6
pour1
★pouringpangram14
pronoun7
pruning7
punning7
purging7
purr1
purring7
rouging7
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
rung1
running7
ungroup7
union5
unpin5
unpinning9
unrig5
unrigging9
upon1
upping6
urging6