NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Longest word
cellulite
9 letters
Top scorer
ductile
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
C
5
2
5
3
–
1
16
D
5
1
8
5
1
–
20
E
–
3
2
–
–
–
5
L
4
1
1
1
–
–
7
T
1
3
1
–
–
–
5
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
11
17
9
1
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2cl 2cu 12
D
de 7di 2du 11
E
ed 2el 2et 1
L
le 1li 1lu 5
T
tu 5
U
ut 1
All 54 answers
259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cellule7
cellulite9
clue1
clued5
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cull1
culled6
cult1
cultic6
cute1
cuticle7
cutie5
cutlet6
cuttle6
deduce6
deduced7
deduct6
deducted8
delude6
deluded7
deuce5
dilute6
diluted7
duct1
ducted6
★ductilepangram14
dude1
duel1
dueled6
duet1
duetted7
dulcet6
dull1
dulled6
educe5
educed6
elude5
eluded6
etude5
lettuce7
lieu1
lucid5
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lute1
tulle5
tutee5
tutted6
tutti5
tutu1
utile5