NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 11, 2025
Longest word
hollowing
9 letters
Top scorer
hollowing
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
8
9
Σ
G
4
1
2
3
2
–
12
H
1
–
3
2
–
1
7
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
6
2
1
3
–
–
12
N
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
O
1
2
4
1
–
–
8
W
2
–
5
–
–
1
8
Σ
15
7
16
9
2
3
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 1gl 2go 9
H
ho 7
I
ig 1
L
li 2lo 10
N
no 4
O
og 1oi 1ol 1on 2oo 1ow 2
W
wi 4wo 4
All 52 answers
266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gigolo6
glow1
glowing7
goggling8
going5
gong1
gonging7
googling8
googol6
goon1
gown1
gowning7
hogging7
holing6
hollow6
★hollowingpangram16
honing6
howl1
★howlingpangram14
igloo5
lingo5
lion1
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
long1
longing7
loon1
lowing6
noggin6
nohow5
nonillion9
noon1
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
ongoing7
onion5
oolong6
owing5
owning6
willow6
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
woohoo6
wooing6
wool1
wowing6