NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 20, 2022
Longest word
balalaika
9 letters
Top scorer
clickbait
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
Σ
A
1
3
1
–
–
–
5
B
7
1
–
2
3
2
15
C
1
5
1
2
1
1
11
I
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
K
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
L
4
3
3
–
–
–
10
T
7
1
2
–
2
–
12
Σ
22
14
8
5
7
3
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4at 1
B
ba 7bi 4bl 4
C
ca 7ci 1cl 3
I
il 2it 1
K
ki 3
L
la 6li 4
T
ta 9ti 3
All 59 answers
279 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alack5
alibi5
alit1
alkali6
atilt5
bacilli7
★backlitpangram14
backtalk8
bail1
balalaika9
balk1
ball1
biblical8
bilabial8
bilk1
bill1
blab1
black5
blackball9
blat1
cabal5
cabala6
call1
calla5
callback8
catcall7
cattail7
cilia5
clack5
click5
★clickbaitpangram16
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
kickball8
kill1
kilt1
labia5
labial6
lack1
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lick1
lilac5
lilt1
tabla5
tactical8
tail1
★tailbackpangram15
talc1
tali1
talk1
tall1
tallit6
tibial6
till1
tilt1