NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 5, 2025
Longest word
jellybean
9 letters
Top scorer
jellybean
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
A
4
4
3
–
–
–
11
B
8
3
5
1
1
–
18
E
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
J
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
L
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
N
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
18
9
10
2
1
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3al 4an 4
B
ba 13be 3bl 2
E
el 1en 1ey 1
J
je 2
L
la 2le 2
N
na 3
All 41 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbey5
able1
ably1
allay5
allele6
alley5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anneal6
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
baby1
bale1
baleen6
ball1
banal5
banally7
banana6
bane1
banyan6
bean1
beanball8
belay5
blab1
blabby6
elan1
enable6
eyeball7
jean1
★jellybeanpangram16
label5
lane1
lean1
leanly6
naan1
nana1
nanny5