NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 23, 2026
Longest word
highchair
9 letters
Top scorer
graphic
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
C
6
3
1
–
–
–
10
G
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
3
–
–
–
–
1
4
P
–
1
1
–
–
1
3
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
6
2
2
0
2
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aa 1ar 2
C
ch 10
G
gr 2
H
ha 2hi 2
P
pa 3
R
ri 1
All 23 answers
92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aargh5
arch1
archaic7
chai1
chair5
chap1
char1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chip1
chirp5
graph5
★graphicpangram14
hair1
harp1
high1
highchair9
paragraph9
parch5
pariah6
rich1