NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 12, 2026
Longest word
annotator
9 letters
Top scorer
frontman
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
–
1
2
–
1
5
F
1
1
–
1
1
–
4
M
4
4
4
–
1
–
13
N
4
–
3
1
1
–
9
O
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
R
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
T
2
–
2
1
–
–
5
Σ
15
5
11
6
3
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1an 3ar 1
F
fo 2fr 2
M
ma 7mo 6
N
na 4no 5
O
on 1ot 1
R
ra 2ro 1
T
ta 3to 2
All 41 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affront7
annatto7
annotator9
anon1
arrant6
font1
footman7
front5
★frontmanpangram15
mammon6
manna5
manor5
manta5
mantra6
maroon6
matron6
moan1
mono1
moon1
moonroof8
morn1
moron5
naan1
nana1
narrator8
natant6
nonart6
nonfat6
noon1
norm1
notator7
onto1
ottoman7
rant1
rattan6
roan1
tantara7
tantra6
tartan6
toon1
torn1