NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 28, 2025
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
headwind
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
10
Σ
A
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
D
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
H
6
3
6
1
2
–
–
18
W
3
1
2
–
1
–
–
7
Σ
9
5
8
1
4
0
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1
D
de 2
H
ha 3he 12hi 3
W
wa 1wh 6
All 28 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahead5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
hand1
handed6
hawed5
head1
headed6
★headwindpangram15
heed1
heeded6
heehaw6
heehawed8
heinie6
henna5
hennaed7
hewed5
hewn1
hidden6
hide1
hind1
wahine6
whee1
when1
whew1
whine5
whined6
whinnied8