NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Longest word
unbuilding
10 letters
Top scorer
unbuilding
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
10
Σ
B
3
1
–
5
4
–
–
13
D
2
–
–
3
–
–
–
5
G
2
1
1
3
1
–
–
8
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
L
3
–
2
3
1
–
–
9
N
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
U
–
1
1
1
–
1
2
6
Σ
11
3
5
16
6
2
2
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bu 13
D
du 5
G
gl 3gu 5
I
in 1
L
li 1lu 8
N
nu 3
U
un 6
All 45 answers
282 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bubbling8
budding7
budging7
bugging7
bugling7
build5
★buildingpangram15
bulb1
bulging7
bull1
★bundlingpangram15
bung1
bungling8
dubbing7
dull1
dulling7
dung1
dunning7
glug1
glugging8
gluing6
guiding7
guild5
gull1
gulling7
gunning7
indulging9
linguini8
lubing6
lugging7
luging6
lull1
lulling7
lulu1
lung1
lunging7
nubbin6
nudging7
null1
unbind6
unbinding9
unbuild7
★unbuildingpangram17
★unbundlingpangram17
undid5