NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 2, 2026
Longest word
epiphany
8 letters
Top scorer
epiphany
15 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
Σ
A
–
2
–
–
–
2
E
1
–
–
–
1
2
H
2
2
3
–
–
7
N
2
1
–
1
–
4
P
7
8
4
–
–
19
Y
1
1
2
–
–
4
Σ
13
14
9
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 2
E
ep 2
H
ha 2he 1hi 2hy 2
N
na 1ne 1ni 2
P
pa 8pe 6pi 5
Y
ya 1yi 3
All 38 answers
159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apian5
apnea5
epee1
★epiphanypangram15
happen6
happy5
heap1
hippie6
hippy5
hype1
hyphen6
nape1
neap1
ninepin7
nippy5
paean5
pain1
pane1
panini6
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
payee5
peahen6
peen1
peep1
penne5
penny5
peppy5
pine1
piney5
pinny5
pipe1
pippin6
yappy5
yipe1
yippee6
yippie6