NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 19, 2026
Longest word
mathematic
10 letters
Top scorer
mathematic
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
C
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
E
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
4
H
1
–
1
1
1
–
–
4
I
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
M
16
5
1
4
1
–
1
28
T
5
1
1
2
2
–
–
11
Σ
29
8
4
8
5
0
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ah 1
C
ca 2ch 1
E
em 4
H
ha 2he 2
I
im 2it 1
M
ma 13me 8mi 7
T
ta 2te 4th 3ti 2
All 55 answers
213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acme1
ahem1
came1
cami1
chime5
emaciate8
emcee5
emetic6
emit1
hamachi7
hamate6
hematite8
heme1
imam1
imitate7
item1
mace1
machete7
mahatma7
mahimahi8
maim1
mama1
mamma5
match5
matcha6
mate1
math1
★mathematicpangram17
matte5
meat1
mecca5
meet1
meme1
memetic7
meta1
mete1
meth1
mica1
mice1
mime1
mimetic7
mimic5
mite1
mitt1
tame1
tatami6
team1
teammate8
teatime7
teem1
them1
★thematicpangram15
theme5
time1
titmice7