NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 25, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, k, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 156 points |
| Genius Level | 109 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| D | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| W | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | Σ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 AW×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DO×3 DR×1 |
| K | |
| O | |
| R | RO×3 |
| W | WA×3 WO×9 |
| Y | YA×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARR×1 AWA×2 AWK×1 AWR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAY×1 DOO×1 DOW×2 DRA×1 |
| K | |
| O | |
| R | ROA×2 ROW×1 |
| W | WAR×2 WAY×1 WOO×3 WOR×6 |
| Y | YAR×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| da..... † | DA7 | The work done in a day; a day's work. |
| wo...... † | WO8 | Suitable for everyday use. |
| wo..... † | WO7 | Any of the days of a week on which work is done. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends). |
| ya...... † | YA8 | Work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities |
| ar... | AR5 | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| aw... | AW5 | A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. |
| aw.. | AW4 | From a place, hence. |
| aw..... | AW7 | In a backwards direction. |
| aw.. | AW4 | Obliquely, crookedly; askew. |
| do..... | DO7 | The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room. |
| do... | DO5 | Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. |
| do... | DO5 | Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer. |
| ro..... | RO7 | A way used as a road. |
| ro...... | RO8 | The construction or maintenance done to roads. |
| ro... | RO5 | Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| wa..... | WA7 | Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray. |
| 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...... | WO8 | Something made from wood. |
| wo... | WO5 | Covered in woods; wooded. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word). |
| wo... | WO5 | Using an excessive number of words. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Employment. Labour, occupation, job. |
| wo... | WO5 | To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
| ya.... | YA6 | Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine. |
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.
- daywork† (DA7)
- workaday† (WO8)
- workday† (WO7)
- yardwork† (YA8)
- arrow (AR5)
- award (AW5)
- away (AW4)
- awkward (AW7)
- awry (AW4)
- doorway (DO7)
- dowdy (DO5)
- dowry (DO5)
- draw (DR4)
- roadway (RO7)
- roadwork (RO8)
- rowdy (RO5)
- ward (WA4)
- wary (WA4)
- wayward (WA7)
- wood (WO4)
- woodwork (WO8)
- woody (WO5)
- word (WO4)
- wordy (WO5)
- work (WO4)
- worry (WO5)
- yarrow (YA6)
Answer Definitions
- daywork† (noun): The work done in a day; a day's work.
- workaday† (adjective): Suitable for everyday use.
- workday† (noun): Any of the days of a week on which work is done. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).
- yardwork† (noun): Work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities
- arrow (noun): A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- award (noun): A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
- away (adverb): From a place, hence.
- awkward (adverb): In a backwards direction.
- awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- doorway (noun): The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
- dowdy (adjective): Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
- dowry (noun): Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
- draw (verb): To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer.
- roadway (noun): A way used as a road.
- roadwork (noun): The construction or maintenance done to roads.
- rowdy (adjective): Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
- ward (noun): A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- wary (adjective): Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- wayward (adjective): Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
- 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.
- woodwork (noun): Something made from wood.
- woody (adjective): Covered in woods; wooded.
- word (noun): The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
- wordy (adjective): Using an excessive number of words.
- work (noun): Employment. Labour, occupation, job.
- worry (verb): To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
- yarrow (noun): Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.