NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 20, 2023
Longest word
homonymy
8 letters
Top scorer
mahogany
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
1
3
1
–
–
5
G
3
2
–
–
–
5
H
2
1
–
2
1
6
M
5
6
1
1
2
15
N
3
2
–
1
–
6
Y
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
14
2
4
3
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1am 1an 3
G
ga 1go 4
H
ha 2ho 3hy 1
M
ma 7mo 6my 2
N
na 4no 2
Y
ya 1
All 38 answers
156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agony5
among5
annoy5
anon1
anyhoo6
gang1
gong1
gonna5
goon1
goony5
hang1
hangman7
hogan5
homonym7
homonymy8
hymn1
★mahoganypangram15
mammon6
manga5
mango5
mangy5
manna5
many1
moan1
mono1
monogamy8
mononym7
moon1
moony5
myna1
mynah5
naan1
naggy5
nana1
nanny5
nonagon7
noon1
yang1