NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 16, 2026
Longest word
backcomb
8 letters
Top scorer
backroom
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
3
4
–
–
–
7
B
6
1
2
3
5
17
C
6
8
–
–
–
14
K
–
3
1
–
–
4
M
4
5
1
–
–
10
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
3
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
24
21
4
3
5
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1am 2ar 4
B
ba 13bo 4
C
ca 5co 5cr 4
K
ka 3ko 1
M
ma 9mo 1
O
ok 1or 1
R
ra 1ro 2
All 57 answers
221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
ammo1
amok1
arbor5
arco1
armor5
aroma5
baba1
babka5
back1
backcomb8
★backroompangram15
bamboo6
baobab6
barb1
barback7
barbacoa8
bark1
barrack7
barroom7
boar1
boba1
bookmark8
bookrack8
cacao5
camo1
carb1
carob5
carom5
cobra5
coca1
cocoa5
coma1
comma5
crab1
crack5
cram1
croak5
kabob5
kaboom6
karma5
korma5
macro5
mako1
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
maraca6
mark1
marm1
momma5
okra1
orca1
rack1
roam1
roar1