NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 1, 2021
Longest word
lollygagging
12 letters
Top scorer
lollygagging
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
9
10
11
12
Σ
A
2
6
1
1
2
–
1
–
–
13
G
3
4
5
–
3
–
–
–
–
15
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
8
5
2
6
1
1
–
–
1
24
N
1
1
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
6
O
3
2
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
10
Y
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
19
19
14
9
6
3
1
0
1
72
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2ai 1al 3an 7
G
ga 2gi 1go 12
I
ig 1
L
la 2li 2ll 1lo 19
N
no 5ny 1
O
og 1oi 2ol 1on 5oo 1
Y
yo 3
All 72 answers
379 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
agony5
aioli5
alloy5
★alloyingpangram15
along5
analog6
analogy7
anion5
annoy5
annoying8
★annoyinglypangram17
anon1
gallon6
ganglion8
gigolo6
goal1
goggling8
goggly6
going5
golly5
gong1
gonna5
googling8
googly6
googol6
goon1
goony5
igloo5
lagoon6
lanolin7
lingo5
lion1
llano5
loan1
loaning7
logging7
login5
logo1
logy1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
lollygag8
★lollygaggingpangram19
long1
longan6
longing7
longingly9
loon1
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
noggin6
nonagon7
nonagonal9
nonillion9
noon1
nylon5
ogling6
oiling6
oily1
olio1
ongoing7
onion5
oniony6
onlay5
only1
oolong6
yoga1
yogi1
yogini6