NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Longest word
awarding
8 letters
Top scorer
awarding
15 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
Σ
A
1
1
2
–
1
5
D
6
3
2
5
2
18
G
3
2
–
4
2
11
I
–
–
1
1
–
2
N
1
2
–
–
–
3
R
3
3
2
3
–
11
W
3
–
1
3
2
9
Σ
17
11
8
16
7
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 1ar 1aw 2
D
da 6di 5dr 7
G
ga 1gi 2gr 8
I
in 2
N
na 3
R
ra 6ri 5
W
wa 5wi 4
All 59 answers
309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
aiding6
arid1
award5
★awardingpangram15
dang1
daring6
darn1
darning7
dawn1
dawning7
digging7
dinar5
ding1
dinging7
dining6
drag1
dragging8
drain5
draining8
draw1
★drawingpangram14
drawn5
gadding7
gird1
girding7
grad1
grading7
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
grid1
grind5
grinding8
indrawn7
inward6
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
radar5
radian6
radii5
raid1
raiding7
rand1
ridding7
ridging7
riding6
rigid5
rind1
wadding7
wading6
wand1
ward1
★wardingpangram14
wind1
winding7
windward8
wingding8