NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 11, 2023
Longest word
competence
10 letters
Top scorer
competence
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
C
3
1
–
3
1
2
1
11
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
O
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
2
P
11
2
4
1
–
–
–
18
T
2
3
1
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
20
6
6
4
2
2
2
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 11
E
ep 1
M
mo 2
N
no 2
O
op 2
P
pe 7po 11
T
te 5to 1
All 42 answers
203 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★comp1
compete7
★competencepangram17
★competentpangram16
★componentpangram16
compote7
concept7
★contemptpangram15
coop1
coopt5
cope1
epee1
mope1
moppet6
★noncompetepangram17
nope1
open1
opponent8
peen1
peep1
pence5
penmen6
penne5
pent1
peon1
poem1
poet1
pome1
pomp1
pompom6
pone1
pontoon7
poop1
pope1
poppet6
potent6
teepee6
temp1
tempo5
tempt5
tepee5
tope1