NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 22, 2024
Longest word
abundance
9 letters
Top scorer
abundance
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
2
B
12
2
8
2
2
–
26
C
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
D
1
–
3
–
–
–
4
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
U
–
1
1
–
1
–
3
Σ
15
5
15
2
3
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2
B
ba 14be 10bu 2
C
ca 2cu 2
D
da 3du 1
E
eb 1
N
na 1
U
un 3
All 41 answers
184 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abed1
★abundancepangram16
baaed5
baba1
babe1
bade1
banana6
banc1
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bandeau7
banded6
bane1
banned6
baud1
bead1
beaded6
bean1
beaned6
beau1
bedaub6
bedaubed8
bedded6
been1
bend1
bubba5
budded6
cabana6
cabbed6
cube1
cubed5
dabbed6
daub1
daubed6
dubbed6
ebbed5
nabbed6
unban5
unbanned8
unbend6