NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 23, 2020
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
dolphin
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
D
2
1
1
2
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6
H
2
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–
–
–
–
2
I
1
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–
–
–
–
1
L
6
1
2
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1
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10
N
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
O
1
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–
–
–
–
1
P
6
1
1
1
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9
Σ
18
3
4
3
1
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 3do 3
H
hi 1ho 1
I
id 1
L
li 4lo 6
N
no 1
O
ol 1
P
pi 2pl 2po 5
All 30 answers
102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dildo5
dill1
diploid7
doll1
dollop6
★dolphinpangram14
hill1
hold1
idol1
lion1
lipid5
lipo1
lipoid6
loin1
loll1
lollipop8
lollop6
loon1
loop1
nonillion9
olio1
pill1
pillion7
plod1
plop1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pool1
poplin6