NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 28, 2025
Longest word
independence
12 letters
Top scorer
picnicked
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
11
12
Σ
D
1
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3
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2
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1
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7
E
2
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1
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–
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3
I
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
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1
2
K
2
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–
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–
–
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2
N
–
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1
1
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–
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2
P
13
5
13
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1
1
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33
Σ
18
5
17
2
3
1
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 6di 1
E
ep 3
I
in 2
K
ke 2
N
ni 2
P
pe 15pi 18
All 49 answers
231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deep1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
dependence10
dipped6
epee1
epic1
epicene7
incipience10
independence12
keep1
kepi1
ninepin7
nipped6
peck1
pecked6
peed1
peek1
peeked6
peen1
peep1
peeped6
peke1
pence5
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
pepped6
pick1
picked6
picnic6
★picnickedpangram16
piece5
pieced6
pied1
pike1
pine1
pined5
pink1
pinked6
pinkie6
pinned6
pinniped8
pipe1
piped5
pippin6