NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 12, 2021
Longest word
nonagonal
9 letters
Top scorer
halogen
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
6
8
4
1
–
–
19
E
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
G
7
2
3
1
–
–
13
H
5
3
1
1
–
–
10
L
3
2
2
–
–
–
7
N
2
–
–
1
–
1
4
Σ
24
16
12
4
0
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ae 1ag 2al 9an 7
E
ea 1el 1en 2
G
ga 10gl 1go 2
H
ha 7he 2ho 1
L
la 2le 2ll 1lo 2
N
na 2no 2
All 57 answers
220 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aeon1
agelong7
agog1
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
allele6
aloe1
aloha5
alone5
along5
anal1
analog6
angel5
angle5
annal5
anneal6
anon1
eagle5
elan1
engage6
enhalo6
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
galena6
gall1
galleon7
gallon6
gang1
glean5
goal1
gonna5
haggle6
halal5
hale1
hall1
halo1
★halogenpangram14
hang1
heal1
henna5
hogan5
lagoon6
lane1
lean1
legal5
llano5
loan1
longan6
naan1
nana1
nonagon7
nonagonal9