NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 10, 2022
Longest word
probiotic
9 letters
Top scorer
probiotic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
B
1
2
2
–
–
–
5
C
2
3
2
–
–
–
7
O
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
P
–
3
–
1
–
1
5
R
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
T
3
3
3
–
–
–
9
Σ
9
13
9
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2bo 2br 1
C
ci 2co 2cr 3
O
ob 1oc 1op 1or 1
P
pi 2po 1pr 2
R
ri 2ro 2
T
ti 1to 4tr 4
All 34 answers
158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★biopic6
biotic6
bocci5
boric5
brio1
cirri5
citric6
cocci5
coir1
crib1
critic6
croci5
obit1
octopi6
optic5
orbit5
picot5
pipit5
portico7
prior5
★probioticpangram16
ribbit6
riot1
robotic7
roti1
tiptop6
topic5
tori1
toric5
torii5
tricot6
trio1
trip1
tropic6