NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 1, 2026
Longest word
ballooning
10 letters
Top scorer
ballooning
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
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
A
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
B
17
6
11
14
8
1
1
58
G
2
–
4
1
2
–
–
9
L
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
4
N
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
4
O
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
21
10
18
17
12
1
1
80
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2
B
ba 18bi 8bl 9bo 23
G
ga 2gi 2gl 3go 2
L
la 2lo 2
N
na 2ni 1no 1
O
ob 2
All 80 answers
427 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aboil5
albino6
alibi5
baaing6
baba1
babbling8
baboon6
bagging7
bail1
bailing7
baling6
ball1
balling7
balloon7
★ballooningpangram17
banal5
banana6
bang1
banging7
banning7
baobab6
bilabial8
bill1
★billabongpangram16
billing7
billion7
binging7
bingo5
binning7
blab1
blabbing8
blin1
bling5
blini5
blob1
blobbing8
blog1
blogging8
boba1
bobbin6
bobbing7
bobbling8
bogging7
boggling8
boil1
boiling7
boing5
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bologna7
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boogaloo8
booing6
boon1
gabbing7
gabbling8
gibbon6
gibing6
glib1
glob1
global6
gobbling8
goblin6
labia5
labial6
lobbing7
lobo1
nabbing7
nabob5
nibbling8
noob1
obliging8
oblong6