NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 16, 2024
Longest word
excavated
9 letters
Top scorer
excavated
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
2
1
2
–
–
7
C
2
3
1
–
–
–
6
D
3
1
3
–
1
–
8
E
2
3
3
1
2
1
12
T
3
2
2
–
–
–
7
V
–
2
3
1
–
–
6
Σ
12
13
13
4
3
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5ad 1ax 1
C
ca 4ce 2
D
da 2de 6
E
ea 2ev 2ex 8
T
ta 3te 4
V
va 4ve 2
All 46 answers
223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
acetate7
acted5
added5
axed1
cadet5
cave1
caveat6
caved5
cede1
ceded5
date1
dated5
dead1
decade6
deed1
deeded6
detect6
detected8
eave1
eaved5
evade5
evaded6
exact5
exacta6
exacted7
excavate8
★excavatedpangram16
exceed6
exceeded8
exec1
tacet5
tatted6
taxed5
teat1
teed1
text1
texted6
vacate6
vacated7
vaxed5
vaxxed6
vetted6
vexed5