You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 19, 2024

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
validity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
14
6 letters
5
7 letters
6
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 letters
1

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
6
D
2
3
2
1
1
9
I
3
1
4
L
5
2
1
1
9
T
5
2
2
1
10
V
1
3
3
2
9
Σ
18
14
5
6
3
0
1
47

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
al 3at 1av 2
D
da 4di 5
I
id 3il 1
L
la 4li 5
T
ta 5ti 5
V
va 3vi 6

All 47 answers

201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alit1
allay5
ally1
atilt5
avail5
avidly6
daily5
dally5
daylily7
daylit6
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
lady1
laid1
laity5
lava1
lilt1
lily1
livid5
lividity8
lividly7
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tidal5
tidally7
tidily6
till1
tilt1
valid5
validitypangram15
validly7
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
vividly7
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.