NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 27, 2025
Longest word
calorific
9 letters
Top scorer
calorific
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
C
11
13
4
2
1
2
33
F
1
2
2
–
2
–
7
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
O
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
R
–
–
2
1
–
–
3
Σ
18
18
10
3
4
2
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ar 1
C
ca 9ci 4cl 2co 16cr 2
F
fa 2fo 4fr 1
I
il 1
L
la 2li 1lo 3
O
of 1or 1
R
ra 2ro 1
All 55 answers
246 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
arco1
cacao5
calf1
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
caloric7
★calorificpangram16
carol5
ciao1
cilia5
circa5
cirri5
cliff5
cloaca6
coal1
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coif1
coil1
coir1
cola1
colic5
collar6
color5
colorific9
cool1
coral5
corolla7
corral6
croc1
croci5
facial6
farcical8
focaccia8
focal5
foci1
folic5
frolic6
iliac5
laic1
laical6
lilac5
local5
loci1
loco1
official8
orca1
racial6
railcar7
rococo6