NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 20, 2021
Longest word
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10 letters
Top scorer
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17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
3
3
–
1
–
–
–
7
D
5
3
5
1
2
–
1
17
E
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
6
2
3
2
–
–
–
13
N
5
–
2
1
–
–
–
8
O
3
3
–
–
–
–
–
6
W
2
2
4
–
2
–
–
10
Σ
25
14
14
6
4
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
ae 1al 4an 2
D
de 1do 16
E
en 3
L
ll 1lo 12
N
ne 1no 7
O
od 2ol 2ow 2
W
wa 2wo 8
All 64 answers
270 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aeon1
allow5
allowed7
aloe1
alone5
anode5
anon1
deadwood8
dodo1
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
done1
donee5
donned6
doodad6
doodle6
doodled7
dowel5
down1
downed6
download8
★downloadedpangram17
endow5
endowed7
enow1
llano5
load1
loaded6
loan1
loaned6
lode1
loll1
lolled6
lone1
loon1
lowdown7
lowed5
lowland7
neon1
nodded6
node1
noel1
none1
noodle6
noodled7
noon1
odea1
odeon5
olden5
oleo1
owed1
owned5
wallow6
wallowed8
wood1
wooded6
wooden6
woodland8
wooed5
wool1
woolen6
wowed5