NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 2, 2020
Longest word
heptathlete
11 letters
Top scorer
telepathy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
11
Σ
A
–
5
4
–
–
1
–
–
10
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
3
1
–
1
–
–
–
1
6
L
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
P
15
12
6
6
2
1
–
–
42
T
3
1
1
–
3
1
–
–
9
Y
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
24
22
11
7
5
3
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2ap 8
E
ep 1
H
ha 1he 4hy 1
L
la 1le 2
P
pa 23pe 10ph 2pl 7
T
ta 2te 6ty 1
Y
ya 1ye 1
All 73 answers
334 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aleph5
alpha5
apathy6
appall6
appeal6
appellate9
apple5
applet6
apply5
aptly5
epee1
happy5
heap1
heeltap7
help1
heptathlete11
hype1
lapel5
leap1
leapt5
paella6
palatal7
palatally9
palate6
pale1
palely6
palette7
pall1
pallet6
palp1
palpate7
papa1
papal5
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
pate1
patella7
patellae8
path1
patly5
patty5
payee5
peal1
peat1
peaty5
peel1
peep1
pellet6
pelt1
peppy5
petal5
petty5
phat1
phyla5
plat1
plate5
platelet8
play1
playlet7
plea1
pleat5
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
telepath8
★telepathypangram16
teleplay8
teletype8
tepee5
type1
yappy5
yelp1