NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 18, 2023
Longest word
individual
10 letters
Top scorer
individual
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
1
4
2
–
–
–
–
7
D
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
–
2
1
–
–
1
4
L
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
N
5
2
–
–
–
–
–
7
U
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
V
1
1
1
2
1
–
–
6
Σ
11
10
7
3
1
0
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 6av 1
D
di 1
I
in 4
L
la 3lu 2
N
na 6nu 1
U
ul 1un 2
V
va 4vi 2
All 33 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
anvil5
avian5
divan5
★individualpangram17
inlaid6
inland6
invalid7
lain1
lanai5
land1
luna1
lunula6
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nail1
nana1
naval5
null1
ulna1
undid5
unlaid6
vain1
vandal6
vanilla7
vanillin8
viand5
villain7