NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 13, 2020
Longest word
probiotic
9 letters
Top scorer
probiotic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
B
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
C
5
4
2
–
–
–
11
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
–
1
–
2
–
1
4
R
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
T
–
2
2
–
–
–
4
Σ
5
9
8
3
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2bo 1
C
ci 2co 4cr 5
O
oc 1op 1
P
pi 1po 1pr 2
R
ro 2
T
to 2tr 2
All 26 answers
135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★biopic6
biotic6
boric5
cirri5
citric6
cocci5
coop1
coopt5
coot1
crib1
critic6
croc1
croci5
crop1
octopi6
optic5
picot5
portico7
★probioticpangram16
proctor7
robotic7
rococo6
topic5
toric5
tricot6
tropic6