NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 17, 2022
Longest word
biblically
10 letters
Top scorer
celibacy
15 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
Σ
A
2
3
1
1
–
–
–
7
B
1
4
1
1
1
–
1
9
C
1
2
3
–
2
–
1
9
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
10
5
3
3
0
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ac 1al 3
B
ba 1be 2bi 5bl 1
C
ca 1ce 1ci 1cl 2cy 4
E
ee 1ey 1
I
ic 1il 1
L
la 1li 1
Y
ye 1
All 32 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbacy6
abbey5
ably1
acyclic7
allay5
alley5
ally1
baby1
belay5
belly5
bialy5
biblically10
bicycle7
bicyclic8
billy5
blabby6
cabby5
★celibacypangram15
cicely6
clay1
clayey6
cycle5
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
eely1
eyeball7
icily5
illy1
lacy1
lily1
yell1