NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 13, 2026
Longest word
unevolved
9 letters
Top scorer
unevolved
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
D
5
2
6
3
1
–
17
E
–
1
3
1
–
–
5
L
11
3
3
1
1
–
19
N
2
1
3
2
1
–
9
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
–
–
2
–
1
3
V
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
21
9
16
9
3
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 7do 6du 4
E
el 3ev 2
L
le 5lo 10lu 4
N
ne 2no 6nu 1
O
ol 2ov 1
U
un 3
V
ve 2vo 1
All 59 answers
272 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dell1
delude6
deluded7
delve5
delved6
devolve7
devolved8
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
doodle6
doodled7
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
eleven6
elude5
eluded6
evolve6
evolved7
lede1
lend1
levee5
level5
leveled7
lode1
loll1
lolled6
lone1
loon1
loud1
louden6
loudened8
love1
loved5
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lune1
needle6
needled7
nodule6
noel1
noodle6
noodled7
nouvelle8
novel5
null1
olden5
oleo1
ovule5
★unevolvedpangram16
unlevel7
★unlovedpangram14
veld1
venule6
vole1