NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 12, 2023
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
hyacinth
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
C
6
6
2
2
1
–
17
H
2
2
–
–
1
–
5
I
3
1
2
1
–
–
7
N
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
T
3
5
4
1
–
1
14
Σ
16
18
11
4
2
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2an 2at 2
C
ca 2ch 12ci 2cy 1
H
hi 4hy 1
I
in 4it 3
N
ni 3
T
ta 7th 1ti 6
All 52 answers
232 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
anti1
antic5
attain6
attic5
cacti5
cantina7
chai1
chain5
chia1
chianti7
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chit1
chitchat8
chitin6
cinch5
city1
cynic5
hinny5
hint1
hitch5
hiya1
★hyacinthpangram15
inanity7
incant6
inch1
intact6
itch1
itchy5
itty1
niacin6
ninny5
ninth5
tacit5
tactic6
tactician9
tahini6
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
thin1
tinct5
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
titanic7