NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 14, 2026
Longest word
begemming
9 letters
Top scorer
beaming
14 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
A
1
3
3
–
–
–
7
B
1
1
2
1
–
1
6
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
G
1
3
2
–
–
–
6
I
2
2
1
2
1
1
9
M
13
8
6
3
1
–
31
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
19
19
16
6
2
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1am 3an 3
B
ba 2be 4
E
en 2
G
ga 5gi 1
I
ia 2im 7
M
ma 17me 6mi 8
N
na 2ni 1
All 64 answers
293 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aiming6
ameba5
amebae6
amen1
anemia6
anima5
anime5
bagman6
bagmen6
beam1
★beamingpangram14
begem5
begemming9
enema5
enigma6
game1
gamin5
gamine6
gaming6
gamma5
gimme5
iamb1
iambi5
image5
imagine7
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
imbibe6
imbibing8
mage1
magi1
magma5
maim1
maiming7
main1
mama1
mamba5
mamma5
manage6
managing8
mane1
manga5
mange5
mania5
manna5
manning7
mean1
meanie6
meaning7
mega1
meme1
meming6
mien1
mime1
miming6
mine1
mini1
minim5
minima6
mining6
name1
naming6
nimbi5