NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 22, 2020
Longest word
captivity
9 letters
Top scorer
captivity
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
1
1
–
1
–
4
C
1
2
1
–
1
1
6
P
4
2
2
2
–
–
10
T
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
V
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
9
5
2
3
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3at 1
C
ca 6
P
pa 6pi 4
T
ta 5
V
va 1vi 1
Y
ya 1
All 28 answers
137 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
activity8
attic5
cacti5
capacity8
★captivitypangram16
catty5
cava1
cavity6
pact1
papa1
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
patty5
pica1
piccata7
pita1
pitapat7
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tapa1
tatty5
vacay5
vivacity8
yappy5