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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 15, 2026

Longest word
paragraph
9 letters
Top scorer
trigraph
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
22
5 letters
13
6 letters
4
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
9 letters
1

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
2
6
1
1
10
G
2
1
1
4
H
4
1
5
P
7
1
3
1
12
R
2
1
1
2
6
T
5
4
1
1
11
Σ
22
13
4
6
2
1
48

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
aa 1ag 2ai 1ap 2ar 2at 2
G
ga 2gr 2
H
ha 5
P
pa 8ph 1pi 2pr 1
R
ra 6
T
ta 6th 1ti 1tr 3

All 48 answers

185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aargh5
agar1
agita5
airtight8
apart5
apparat7
arhat5
aria1
atria5
attar5
gaga1
gait1
graph5
grappa6
hair1
harp1
hart1
hath1
hatha5
pair1
papa1
paragraph9
paratha7
pariah6
part1
partita7
path1
phat1
pita1
pitapat7
prat1
raga1
ragtag6
raita5
rapt1
ratatat7
rattrap7
taiga5
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tart1
tartar6
that1
tiara5
trait5
trap1
trigraphpangram15
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