NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Longest word
collectible
11 letters
Top scorer
collectible
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
4
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
12
C
2
3
2
–
–
–
–
1
8
E
–
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
L
4
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
8
O
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
4
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
9
Σ
16
13
10
3
3
0
0
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 2bi 7bo 3
C
ce 1ci 1co 6
E
ec 1el 2
I
ic 1il 1
L
li 7lo 1
O
ob 1ol 3
T
ti 5to 4
All 46 answers
204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★belie5
belittle8
bibelot7
bible5
bile1
bill1
billet6
biotic6
bite1
bocci5
boil1
bootie6
celli5
cite1
cocci5
coil1
colic5
★collectiblepangram18
collie6
cootie6
eclectic8
elicit6
elite5
icicle6
illicit7
libel5
libelee7
lice1
licit5
lilt1
lite1
little6
loci1
obit1
oleic5
olio1
ollie5
tile1
till1
tilt1
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8