NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 18, 2022
Longest word
flatmate
8 letters
Top scorer
meatloaf
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
2
–
1
–
–
3
E
–
1
–
–
–
1
F
2
2
1
–
1
6
L
4
2
–
–
–
6
M
19
9
4
–
1
33
O
–
–
1
1
1
3
T
4
1
2
–
1
8
Σ
31
15
9
1
4
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1am 1at 1
E
em 1
F
fa 1fe 2fl 2fo 1
L
la 2le 1ll 1lo 2
M
ma 9me 12mo 12
O
oa 1om 2
T
ta 2te 3to 3
All 60 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aflame6
ammo1
atom1
emote5
fame1
female6
femme5
flame5
flatmate8
foam1
lama1
lame1
lemma5
llama5
loam1
loom1
male1
mall1
mallet6
malt1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mate1
matte5
meal1
meat1
★meatloafpangram15
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
memo1
meta1
metal5
mete1
mettle6
moat1
mole1
moll1
molt1
momma5
moola5
moot1
mote1
motel5
motet5
mottle6
motto5
oatmeal7
omelet6
omelette8
tamale6
tame1
team1
teammate8
teem1
tomato6
tome1
totem5