NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 28, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, i, n, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 138 points |
| Genius Level | 97 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 18 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | Σ | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×2 |
| E | |
| H | HA×3 HE×12 HI×3 |
| I | |
| N | |
| W | WA×1 WH×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEA×2 |
| E | |
| H | HAN×2 HAW×1 HEA×3 HEE×4 HEI×1 HEN×2 HEW×2 HID×2 HIN×1 |
| I | |
| N | |
| W | WAH×1 WHE×3 WHI×3 |
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...... † | HE8 | A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship. |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| 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 |
| 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... | HA5 | simple past tense and past participle of haw |
| 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 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.... | HE6 | Alternative spelling of hee-haw |
| he...... | HE8 | simple past tense and past participle of heehaw |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
| he... | HE5 | past participle of hew |
| he.. | HE4 | Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. |
| hi.... | HI6 | past participle of hide |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| wa.... | WA6 | A Polynesian or Maori woman. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh... | WH5 | A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound. |
| wh.... | WH6 | simple past tense and past participle of whine |
| wh...... | WH8 | simple past tense and past participle of whinny |
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.
- headwind† (HE8)
- ahead (AH5)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- hawed (HA5)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heehaw (HE6)
- heehawed (HE8)
- heinie (HE6)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
- hewed (HE5)
- hewn (HE4)
- hidden (HI6)
- hide (HI4)
- hind (HI4)
- wahine (WA6)
- whee (WH4)
- when (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- whine (WH5)
- whined (WH6)
- whinnied (WH8)
Answer Definitions
- headwind† (noun): A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- 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
- 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.
- hawed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of haw
- 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.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heehaw (noun): Alternative spelling of hee-haw
- heehawed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heehaw
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.
- hewed (verb): past participle of hew
- hewn (adjective): Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- hidden (verb): past participle of hide
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- wahine (noun): A Polynesian or Maori woman.
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- when (adverb): At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whine (noun): A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
- whined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of whine
- whinnied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of whinny