NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 14, 2025
Longest word
excellence
10 letters
Top scorer
lexicon
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
C
2
3
1
2
–
–
–
8
E
1
2
–
–
–
–
1
4
I
–
1
1
1
–
1
–
4
L
4
1
1
2
1
–
–
9
N
6
2
1
–
–
–
–
9
O
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
6
X
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
12
5
5
1
1
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 1co 4
E
ex 4
I
ic 1in 3
L
le 3li 4lo 2
N
ne 3ni 3no 3
O
ol 3on 2ox 1
X
xe 1
All 41 answers
175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
cello5
clone5
colleen7
collie6
colonel7
cone1
excel5
excellence10
exec1
exile5
icicle6
incline7
innie5
innocence9
lenience8
leonine7
★lexiconpangram14
lice1
lien1
line1
linen5
lone1
loonie6
nene1
neocon6
neon1
nice1
niece5
nine1
noel1
nonce5
none1
oleic5
oleo1
ollie5
once1
online6
oxen1
xenon5