NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Longest word
minimizing
10 letters
Top scorer
itemizing
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
Σ
E
–
–
2
–
1
–
–
3
G
3
3
–
3
–
–
–
9
I
–
–
2
–
1
1
–
4
M
–
–
4
2
–
–
1
7
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
T
–
1
2
4
1
–
–
8
Z
1
–
–
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
4
4
10
12
3
1
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 1em 1en 1
G
ge 6gi 3
I
ig 2in 1it 1
M
me 3mi 4
N
ne 1
T
te 3ti 5
Z
zi 3
All 35 answers
218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★egging6
emitting8
engine6
geez1
gene1
genie5
genii5
gent1
getting7
gigging7
gimme5
ginning7
ignite6
igniting8
inning6
★itemizingpangram16
meeting7
meming6
meting6
miming6
minimizing10
mining6
minting7
netting7
teeing6
teeming7
tenting7
timing6
tinge5
tingeing8
tinging7
tinting7
zigging7
zing1
zinging7