NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Longest word
dartboard
9 letters
Top scorer
boatyard
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
4
–
–
–
–
5
B
3
2
2
–
1
–
8
D
3
1
1
–
–
1
6
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
R
2
3
1
2
1
–
9
T
11
10
3
–
–
–
24
Σ
21
20
8
3
2
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ao 1ar 1at 1
B
ba 2bo 4br 2
D
da 3do 2dr 1
O
oa 1or 2
R
ra 2ro 7
T
ta 12to 7tr 4ty 1
All 55 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
abort5
aorta5
arty1
attar5
batboy6
batty5
boat1
★boatyardpangram15
boot1
booty5
brat1
bratty6
dart1
dartboard9
data1
dotard6
dotty5
drat1
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
ratatat7
ratty5
robot5
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
roto1
rotor5
tabard6
tabby5
taboo5
tabor5
tardy5
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tatty5
toad1
toady5
today5
toddy5
toot1
toro1
tort1
tray1
trod1
trot1
troy1
tyro1