NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Longest word
lividity
8 letters
Top scorer
validity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
1
1
–
1
–
3
D
1
1
1
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
1
–
–
1
3
T
6
3
1
1
–
11
V
–
1
–
1
3
5
Σ
10
7
2
3
4
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1at 1av 1
D
da 2di 1
I
it 1
L
la 1li 2
T
ta 5ti 6
V
va 1vi 4
All 26 answers
117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
atilt5
avidity7
data1
daylit6
ditty5
itty1
laity5
lilt1
lividity8
tail1
tali1
tall1
tally5
tatty5
tidal5
tidally7
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
★validitypangram15
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
vividity8