NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 28, 2025
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
openhanded
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
3
4
2
1
1
–
–
11
D
2
–
4
1
2
–
2
11
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
3
1
4
1
1
1
–
11
N
5
–
1
–
–
–
–
6
O
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
P
2
4
4
–
–
–
–
10
Σ
15
9
16
3
4
1
3
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3ae 1ah 1an 2ap 4
D
da 2de 8do 1
E
en 1
H
ha 4he 7
N
na 5ne 1
O
op 1
P
pa 7pe 2po 1
All 51 answers
262 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addend6
addenda7
aeon1
ahead5
anode5
anon1
aped1
apnea5
append6
appended8
daphne6
dapped6
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadhead8
deadheaded10
deadpan7
deadpanned10
dean1
doodad6
ennead6
hand1
handed6
happen6
happened8
head1
headed6
★headphonepangram16
heap1
heaped6
henna5
hennaed7
naan1
nada1
nana1
nape1
napped6
neap1
★openhandedpangram17
padded6
paean5
panda5
pane1
paned5
panned6
papa1
peahen6
peapod6
poppa5