NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 17, 2025
Longest word
circadian
9 letters
Top scorer
arachnid
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
1
1
1
2
–
7
C
2
2
3
1
–
1
9
D
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
H
3
–
–
–
1
–
4
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
R
3
2
2
–
–
–
7
Σ
12
10
7
3
3
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ar 4
C
ca 5ch 2ci 2
D
da 2di 1dr 1
H
ha 3hi 1
I
in 2
N
na 3
R
ra 6ri 1
All 36 answers
165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acid1
acidic6
acrid5
★arachnidpangram15
arcadia7
arcadian8
arid1
canard6
candid6
canid5
card1
cardiac7
chad1
chard5
cicada6
circadian9
dacha5
darn1
dinar5
drain5
hand1
hard1
harridan8
hind1
indica6
indicia7
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
radar5
radian6
radii5
raid1
rancid6
rand1
rind1