NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 2, 2023
Longest word
runaround
9 letters
Top scorer
aground
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
2
5
3
1
–
–
11
D
5
2
2
1
–
–
10
G
5
4
2
1
1
–
13
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
R
8
4
–
–
–
1
13
U
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
21
17
7
3
2
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 3an 1ar 3au 3
D
da 1do 4dr 4du 1
G
go 2gr 8gu 3
O
od 1or 2
R
ra 5ro 6ru 2
U
un 1
All 51 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adorn5
agar1
agora5
★agroundpangram14
angora6
ardor5
argon5
around6
augur5
aura1
aurora6
darn1
donor5
door1
dorado6
dour1
drag1
dragon6
dragoon7
drug1
durag5
gorgon6
gourd5
grad1
gran1
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
groan5
grog1
ground6
guar1
guard5
guru1
odor1
orang5
organ5
radar5
radon5
raga1
rand1
rang1
road1
roan1
roar1
rondo5
rood1
round5
runaround9
rung1
unground8