NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 18, 2021
Longest word
indignant
9 letters
Top scorer
adapting
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
–
1
2
–
1
–
4
D
4
1
2
4
–
–
11
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
1
1
2
1
–
–
5
T
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
4
7
6
1
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3ai 1
D
da 4di 7
G
ga 1
I
in 1
N
na 2
P
pa 4pi 1
T
ti 1
All 25 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adapt5
★adaptingpangram15
adding6
aiding6
dang1
dapping7
data1
dating6
digging7
digit5
ding1
dinging7
dining6
dint1
dipping7
gadding7
indignant9
nada1
naiad5
padding7
paid1
panda5
pandit6
pidgin6
tiding6