NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 22, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, n, o, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 227 points |
| Genius Level | 159 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 |
| E | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| H | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| N | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 12 |
| Y | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DO×10 DY×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×1 EN×3 EY×1 |
| H | HE×3 HO×9 |
| N | NE×3 NO×2 |
| O | OD×1 OW×2 |
| W | WE×6 WO×6 |
| Y | YE×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEN×1 DEW×1 DOD×1 DON×3 DOW×4 DOY×2 DYE×1 DYN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 END×3 EYE×1 |
| H | HEE×2 HEW×1 HOE×2 HON×3 HOO×3 HOW×1 |
| N | NEE×3 NOD×2 |
| O | ODE×1 OWE×1 OWN×1 |
| W | WED×1 WEE×3 WEN×2 WOO×5 WOW×1 |
| Y | YEN×1 YON×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ho...... † | HO8 | A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi. |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| de.. | DE4 | Covered by dew. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| do... | DO5 | Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of down |
| do... | DO5 | Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair. |
| do... | DO5 | A commander in charge of ten men. |
| do..... | DO7 | A female doyen. |
| dy.. | DY4 | simple past tense and past participle of dye |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”). |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of endow |
| ey.. | EY4 | Having eyes. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | past participle of hew |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho..... | HO7 | A type of American folk or square dance. |
| ho... | HO5 | Made sharp. |
| ho..... | HO7 | Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho... | HO5 | An informal greeting. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| ow.. | OW4 | simple past tense and past participle of owe |
| ow... | OW5 | simple past tense and past participle of own |
| we.... | WE6 | Joined in marriage. |
| we.. | WE4 | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weed |
| we... | WE5 | Abounding with weeds. |
| we.. | WE4 | To turn; change, to adapt. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wend |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Covered with trees. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Made of wood. |
| wo... | WO5 | Covered in woods; wooded. |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of woo |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of wow |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- honeydew† (HO8)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- deny (DE4)
- dewy (DE4)
- dodo (DO4)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- dowdy (DO5)
- down (DO4)
- downed (DO6)
- downy (DO5)
- doyen (DO5)
- doyenne (DO7)
- dyed (DY4)
- dyne (DY4)
- eddy (ED4)
- ended (EN5)
- endow (EN5)
- endowed (EN7)
- eyed (EY4)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hewed (HE5)
- hoed (HO4)
- hoedown (HO7)
- honed (HO5)
- honeyed (HO7)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- howdy (HO5)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needy (NE5)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- odeon (OD5)
- owed (OW4)
- owned (OW5)
- wedded (WE6)
- weed (WE4)
- weeded (WE6)
- weedy (WE5)
- wend (WE4)
- wended (WE6)
- wood (WO4)
- wooded (WO6)
- wooden (WO6)
- woody (WO5)
- wooed (WO5)
- wowed (WO5)
- yenned (YE6)
- yond (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- honeydew† (noun): A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- dewy (adjective): Covered by dew.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- dowdy (adjective): Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- downed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of down
- downy (adjective): Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
- doyen (noun): A commander in charge of ten men.
- doyenne (noun): A female doyen.
- dyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dye
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- eddy (noun): A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endow (verb): To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”).
- endowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endow
- eyed (adjective): Having eyes.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hewed (verb): past participle of hew
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- hoedown (noun): A type of American folk or square dance.
- honed (adjective): Made sharp.
- honeyed (adjective): Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- howdy (interjection): An informal greeting.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- owed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of owe
- owned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of own
- wedded (adjective): Joined in marriage.
- weed (noun): Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
- weeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weed
- weedy (adjective): Abounding with weeds.
- wend (verb): To turn; change, to adapt.
- wended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wend
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- wooded (adjective): Covered with trees.
- wooden (adjective): Made of wood.
- woody (adjective): Covered in woods; wooded.
- wooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of woo
- wowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wow
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen
- yond (adjective): further; more distant