NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 28, 2025
Longest word
intentioned
11 letters
Top scorer
devotion
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
D
5
5
5
3
1
2
–
–
21
E
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
3
1
–
2
–
1
9
N
5
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
10
O
2
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
T
5
4
3
1
–
–
–
–
13
V
3
2
4
1
–
–
–
–
10
Σ
21
18
17
8
2
4
0
1
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 9di 4do 8
E
ed 1en 1
I
id 1in 6io 2
N
ne 1no 9
O
od 1on 2ov 3
T
te 3to 10
V
ve 2vi 2vo 6
All 71 answers
339 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★denote6
denoted7
dentition9
detention9
devoid6
devote6
devoted7
devotee7
★devotionpangram15
dino1
diode5
ditto5
divot5
dodo1
done1
donee5
donned6
dote1
doted5
dotted6
dove1
edition7
endnote7
idiot5
intention9
intentioned11
into1
intone6
intoned7
invention9
iodide6
iodine6
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
nonet5
nonevent8
noon1
note1
noted5
notion6
odeon5
onion5
onto1
oven1
ovine5
ovoid5
tendon6
tenon5
tenoned7
toed1
tone1
toned5
tonne5
toon1
toonie6
toot1
tooted6
tote1
toted5
veto1
vetoed6
video5
videoed7
void1
voided6
voodoo6
vote1
voted5
votive6