NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 28, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, n, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 262 points |
| Genius Level | 183 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 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 List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AE×1 AH×1 AN×2 AP×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DE×8 DO×1 |
| E | EN×1 |
| H | HA×4 HE×7 |
| N | NA×5 NE×1 |
| O | OP×1 |
| P | PA×7 PE×2 PO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×3 AEO×1 AHE×1 ANO×2 APE×1 APN×1 APP×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAP×2 DEA×8 DOO×1 |
| E | ENN×1 |
| H | HAN×2 HAP×2 HEA×5 HEN×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 NAP×2 NEA×1 |
| O | OPE×1 |
| P | PAD×1 PAE×1 PAN×4 PAP×1 PEA×2 POP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| he....... † | HE9 | A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs. |
| op........ † | OP10 | Alternative form of open-handed Done with an open hand. Generous. Frank and tolerant. Loose and full. |
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ad.... | AD6 | Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together. |
| ad..... | AD7 | plural of addendum |
| ae.. | AE4 | Alternative spelling of eon |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| an... | AN5 | An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ap.. | AP4 | simple past tense and past participle of ape |
| ap... | AP5 | The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended |
| ap...... | AP8 | simple past tense and past participle of append |
| da.... | DA6 | a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves. |
| da.... | DA6 | simple past tense and past participle of dap |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de.... | DE6 | To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deaden |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| de..... | DE7 | Deliberately impassive or expressionless. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadpan |
| de.. | DE4 | A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| en.... | EN6 | The number nine. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Having a certain kind or number of hands. |
| ha.... | HA6 | To occur or take place. |
| ha...... | HA8 | simple past tense and past participle of happen |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.... | HE6 | In a heap. |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.. | NA4 | The back part of the neck. |
| na.... | NA6 | simple past tense and past participle of nap |
| ne.. | NE4 | The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Having padding. |
| pa... | PA5 | A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle. |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having panes. |
| pa.... | PA6 | simple past tense and past participle of pan |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A female peafowl. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Alternative form of pea pod |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
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.
- headphone† (HE9)
- openhanded† (OP10)
- added (AD5)
- addend (AD6)
- addenda (AD7)
- aeon (AE4)
- ahead (AH5)
- anode (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- aped (AP4)
- apnea (AP5)
- append (AP6)
- appended (AP8)
- daphne (DA6)
- dapped (DA6)
- dead (DE4)
- deaden (DE6)
- deadened (DE8)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- deadpan (DE7)
- deadpanned (DE10)
- dean (DE4)
- doodad (DO6)
- ennead (EN6)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- happen (HA6)
- happened (HA8)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- heap (HE4)
- heaped (HE6)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nape (NA4)
- napped (NA6)
- neap (NE4)
- padded (PA6)
- paean (PA5)
- panda (PA5)
- pane (PA4)
- paned (PA5)
- panned (PA6)
- papa (PA4)
- peahen (PE6)
- peapod (PE6)
- poppa (PO5)
Answer Definitions
- headphone† (noun): A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.
- openhanded† (adjective): Alternative form of open-handed Done with an open hand. Generous. Frank and tolerant. Loose and full.
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- addend (noun): Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
- addenda (noun): plural of addendum
- aeon (noun): Alternative spelling of eon
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- anode (noun): An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- aped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ape
- apnea (noun): The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
- append (verb): To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
- appended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of append
- daphne (noun): a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves.
- dapped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dap
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- deaden (verb): To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- deadened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deaden
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- deadpan (adjective): Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
- deadpanned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadpan
- dean (noun): A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- ennead (noun): The number nine.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handed (adjective): Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- happen (verb): To occur or take place.
- happened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of happen
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- heaped (adjective): In a heap.
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nape (noun): The back part of the neck.
- napped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nap
- neap (noun): The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
- padded (adjective): Having padding.
- paean (noun): A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- pane (noun): An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
- paned (adjective): Having panes.
- panned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pan
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- peahen (noun): A female peafowl.
- peapod (noun): Alternative form of pea pod
- poppa (noun): father, papa.