NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 16, 2023
Longest word
prickly
7 letters
Top scorer
prickly
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
C
1
3
1
–
5
I
1
1
–
–
2
K
1
1
–
–
2
L
1
1
–
–
2
P
1
3
–
1
5
R
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
9
1
1
17
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1cl 2cr 1cy 1
I
ic 2
K
ki 2
L
li 1ly 1
P
pi 2pr 3
R
ri 1
All 17 answers
71 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cirri5
click5
clip1
crick5
cyclic6
icily5
icky1
kick1
kicky5
lick1
lyric5
pick1
picky5
prick5
★pricklypangram14
pricy5
rick1