NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 14, 2022
Longest word
inattentive
11 letters
Top scorer
valentine
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
10
11
Σ
A
–
4
1
–
–
2
–
–
7
E
3
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
7
I
–
–
2
1
–
1
1
1
6
L
3
4
1
–
1
–
–
–
9
N
1
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
T
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
V
10
5
2
4
1
3
1
–
26
Σ
17
17
8
8
3
7
2
1
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 1at 1av 3
E
ea 1el 2en 1ev 3
I
in 6
L
la 2le 5li 2
N
na 6
T
te 1ti 1
V
va 9ve 9vi 8
All 63 answers
338 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alive5
alleviate9
anvil5
attentive9
avail5
avian5
aviate6
eave1
elevate7
eleven6
enliven7
even1
event5
evil1
inattentive11
initiative10
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
lava1
lave1
leave5
leaven6
levee5
level5
levitate8
live1
liven5
naive5
naivete7
native6
naval5
nave1
navel5
tentative9
titivate8
vain1
vale1
★valentinepangram16
valet5
valiant7
valve5
vane1
vanilla7
vanillin8
veal1
veil1
vein1
velvet6
velveteen9
venal5
venial6
vent1
★ventilatepangram16
vial1
vile1
villa5
villain7
villanelle10
vine1
vital5
vitiate7