NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 8, 2025
Longest word
amalgam
7 letters
Top scorer
galumph
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
A
2
2
1
1
6
G
4
2
–
1
7
H
3
1
–
–
4
L
3
2
–
–
5
M
3
2
2
–
7
P
6
3
1
–
10
Σ
21
12
4
2
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4am 1ap 1
G
ga 5gl 1gu 1
H
ha 3hu 1
L
la 3ll 1lu 1
M
ma 6mu 1
P
pa 7pu 3
All 39 answers
126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alga1
algal5
alpha5
alum1
amalgam7
appall6
gaga1
gala1
gall1
★galumphpangram14
gamma5
glam1
gulag5
halal5
hall1
haul1
hula1
lama1
lamp1
laugh5
llama5
luau1
magma5
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
maul1
mullah6
palapa6
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
puma1
pupa1
pupal5