NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Longest word
belittlement
12 letters
Top scorer
belittlement
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
12
Σ
B
3
1
1
2
1
–
–
–
1
9
E
–
–
–
4
–
–
–
1
–
5
I
–
3
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
5
L
5
1
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
12
M
4
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
N
3
1
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
8
T
4
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
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8
Σ
19
8
11
8
6
0
0
1
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 6bi 1bl 2
E
el 1em 1en 3
I
im 1in 4
L
le 3li 9
M
me 1mi 6
N
ne 2ni 6
T
te 5ti 3
All 54 answers
259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
been1
★belittlementpangram19
bellmen7
beltline8
bent1
bitten6
blin1
blini5
element7
eminent7
entente7
entitle7
entitlement11
imminent8
inlet5
innie5
intel5
intent6
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lien1
limn1
line1
linemen7
linen5
liniment8
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
mentee6
mien1
mine1
mini1
minim5
mint1
mitten6
nene1
nettle6
nibble6
nimbi5
nimble6
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
telnet6
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
timeline8
tine1
tint1