NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 22, 2025
Longest word
honeydew
8 letters
Top scorer
honeydew
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
D
8
4
3
1
–
16
E
2
2
–
1
–
5
H
3
3
3
2
1
12
N
2
1
2
–
–
5
O
1
2
–
–
–
3
W
3
4
5
–
–
12
Y
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
20
16
14
4
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 4do 10dy 2
E
ed 1en 3ey 1
H
he 3ho 9
N
ne 3no 2
O
od 1ow 2
W
we 6wo 6
Y
ye 1yo 1
All 55 answers
227 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deed1
deeded6
deny1
dewy1
dodo1
done1
donee5
donned6
dowdy5
down1
downed6
downy5
doyen5
doyenne7
dyed1
dyne1
eddy1
ended5
endow5
endowed7
eyed1
heed1
heeded6
hewed5
hoed1
hoedown7
honed5
★honeydewpangram15
honeyed7
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
howdy5
need1
needed6
needy5
nodded6
node1
odeon5
owed1
owned5
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
weedy5
wend1
wended6
wood1
wooded6
wooden6
woody5
wooed5
wowed5
yenned6
yond1