NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
flighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
F
2
7
2
1
–
–
12
G
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
H
3
1
1
–
–
1
6
I
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
3
1
–
1
–
–
5
T
3
3
–
1
–
–
7
Σ
17
12
4
3
0
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
F
fi 9fl 3
G
gi 4
H
hi 6
I
if 1il 1it 1
L
li 5
T
th 1ti 6
All 37 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★fifth5
fifty5
figgy5
fight5
fill1
filly5
filth5
filthy6
fitly5
flight6
★flightypangram14
flit1
gift1
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
high1
highlight9
highly6
hill1
hilly5
hilt1
iffy1
illy1
itty1
lift1
light5
lightly7
lilt1
lily1
thigh5
tiff1
tight5
tightly7
till1
tilt1
tilth5