NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 21, 2025
Longest word
trillionth
10 letters
Top scorer
trillionth
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
10
Σ
H
6
1
1
–
–
–
–
8
L
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
N
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
R
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
4
1
1
–
–
1
8
Σ
7
9
2
1
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
hi 3ho 5
L
li 1
N
ni 1no 1
R
rh 1
T
th 3ti 2to 1tr 2
All 20 answers
88 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★hill1
hilt1
hint1
holt1
honor5
hoot1
horn1
horror6
litho5
ninth5
north5
rhino5
thin1
thorn5
thrill6
tilth5
tinhorn7
tooth5
★trillionthpangram17
troth5