NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Longest word
clinician
9 letters
Top scorer
clawing
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
C
3
6
5
3
3
1
21
G
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
I
–
2
–
–
–
1
3
L
1
1
2
1
–
–
5
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
W
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
5
10
9
6
4
2
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3
C
ca 10ci 1cl 10
G
gl 2
I
ic 1il 1in 1
L
la 4li 1
N
ni 1
W
wi 1
All 36 answers
208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acing5
caging6
call1
calla5
calling7
canal5
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
cawing6
cilia5
clan1
clang5
clanging8
claw1
★clawingpangram14
cling5
clinging8
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
glacial7
glancing8
icing5
iliac5
inclining9
lacing6
laic1
laical6
lancing7
lilac5
niacin6
wincing7