NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Longest word
pituitary
9 letters
Top scorer
pituitary
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
–
–
3
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
P
10
7
4
2
–
1
24
R
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
T
4
2
1
–
–
–
7
U
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
11
8
4
0
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 3
I
ir 1
P
pa 11pi 5pr 2pu 6
R
ra 2
T
ta 3ti 1tr 3
U
up 1
Y
ya 1
All 39 answers
162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apart5
apiary6
apparat7
irrupt6
pair1
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
papyri6
parity6
parry5
part1
partita7
party5
patty5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
★pituitarypangram16
pity1
prat1
pray1
pupa1
puppy5
purity6
purr1
putt1
putty5
rapt1
rattrap7
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tippy5
trap1
trip1
trippy6
uppity6
yappy5