NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Longest word
clutched
8 letters
Top scorer
clutched
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
C
–
1
1
–
1
3
E
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
6
1
4
1
–
12
L
1
1
–
1
–
3
T
3
1
1
2
–
7
Σ
11
4
7
4
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 1cl 2
E
et 2
H
he 6hu 6
L
le 3
T
te 4th 3
All 27 answers
116 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chute5
clutch6
★clutchedpangram15
etch1
etched6
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
huddle6
huddled7
hued1
hull1
hulled6
hutch5
lech1
leech5
leeched7
tech1
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
thee1
thud1
thudded7