NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 12, 2022
Longest word
ingenuity
9 letters
Top scorer
ingenuity
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
E
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1
–
–
–
–
1
G
–
1
–
3
–
–
4
I
–
–
1
1
–
2
4
N
–
1
1
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–
–
2
T
2
2
1
3
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8
U
1
3
1
3
1
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9
Σ
3
8
4
10
1
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
en 1
G
ge 1gi 1gu 2
I
in 4
N
nu 2
T
te 1tu 7
U
un 9
All 28 answers
170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ennui5
genuine7
gigue5
gunning7
gutting7
ingenue7
★ingenuitypangram16
intuit6
intuiting9
nugget6
nutty5
tenuity7
tugging7
tune1
tuning6
tutee5
tutti5
tutting7
tutu1
unguent7
unit1
unite5
uniting7
unity5
untie5
untune6
untuning8
untying7