NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Longest word
roadwork
8 letters
Top scorer
workaday
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
2
2
–
1
–
5
D
1
2
–
2
–
5
R
–
1
–
1
1
3
W
5
3
–
2
2
12
Y
–
–
1
–
1
2
Σ
8
8
1
6
4
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1aw 4
D
da 1do 3dr 1
R
ro 3
W
wa 3wo 9
Y
ya 2
All 27 answers
156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arrow5
award5
away1
awkward7
awry1
★dayworkpangram14
doorway7
dowdy5
dowry5
draw1
roadway7
roadwork8
rowdy5
ward1
wary1
wayward7
wood1
woodwork8
woody5
word1
wordy5
work1
★workadaypangram15
★workdaypangram14
worry5
★yardworkpangram15
yarrow6