NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Longest word
bandaging
9 letters
Top scorer
dabbling
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
–
–
2
2
–
–
4
B
3
3
2
7
2
1
18
D
4
–
1
4
3
–
12
G
2
1
–
3
1
–
7
I
–
–
3
–
–
–
3
L
2
–
1
2
–
1
6
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
12
5
9
18
6
2
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ad 2ai 1
B
ba 9bi 5bl 4
D
da 4di 8
G
ga 2gi 2gl 3
I
id 1in 2
L
la 5li 1
N
na 2
All 52 answers
304 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abiding7
adding6
addling7
aiding6
badging7
bald1
★baldingpangram14
ballad6
band1
bandaging9
bandana7
bandanna8
banding7
bidding7
biding6
bind1
bindi5
binding7
★bladingpangram14
bland5
blind5
blinding8
dabbing7
★dabblingpangram15
dang1
dangling8
dial1
dialing7
diddling8
digging7
dill1
ding1
dinging7
dining6
gadding7
gangland8
gild1
gilding7
glad1
gland5
gliding7
idling6
inlaid6
inland6
lading6
ladling7
laid1
land1
landing7
libidinal9
nada1
naiad5