NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Longest word
nonillionth
11 letters
Top scorer
millionth
16 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
9
10
11
Σ
H
2
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2
I
1
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1
L
7
2
1
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10
M
7
2
2
2
1
1
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15
N
1
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1
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1
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1
4
O
3
1
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4
T
5
1
1
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7
Σ
26
6
5
2
1
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
ho 2
I
in 1
L
li 3lo 7
M
mi 3mo 12
N
no 4
O
ol 1om 1on 2
T
to 7
All 43 answers
151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★holt1
hoot1
into1
limo1
lion1
litho5
loin1
loll1
loom1
loon1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
million7
★millionthpangram16
minion6
moil1
moll1
molt1
mono1
★monolithpangram15
month5
moon1
moonlit7
moot1
moth1
motion6
motto5
nonillion9
nonillionth11
noon1
notion6
olio1
omit1
onion5
onto1
toil1
toll1
tomtit6
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5