NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Longest word
deadlocked
10 letters
Top scorer
deadlocked
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
A
2
3
3
1
1
–
–
10
C
7
7
3
4
1
–
–
22
D
3
1
2
–
1
–
1
8
K
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
7
4
6
–
–
–
–
17
Σ
21
16
14
5
3
0
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ad 3al 3
C
ca 9cl 7co 6
D
da 1de 6do 1
K
ka 1ko 2
L
la 9le 4lo 4
All 60 answers
275 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
accolade8
aced1
added5
addle5
addled6
alack5
allele6
aloe1
cacao5
cackle6
cackled7
cake1
caked5
call1
calla5
callaloo8
called6
clack5
clacked7
clad1
clade5
cloaca6
cloak5
★cloakedpangram14
coal1
coca1
cockade7
cocoa5
coda1
cola1
dale1
dead1
★deadlockpangram15
★deadlockedpangram17
deal1
decade6
decal5
doodad6
kale1
koala5
kola1
lace1
laced5
lack1
lacked6
lade1
laded5
ladle5
ladled6
lake1
lead1
leaded6
leak1
leaked6
load1
loaded6
local5
locale6