NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
infliction
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
10
Σ
C
7
4
4
2
1
1
1
20
F
5
2
1
1
–
–
–
9
I
3
1
1
–
–
–
1
6
L
8
1
1
1
–
–
–
11
N
1
–
1
–
–
1
1
4
O
2
1
–
–
–
1
–
4
T
5
1
–
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
31
10
8
5
1
3
3
61
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 1co 19
F
fi 2fo 7
I
ic 2in 3io 1
L
li 2lo 9
N
no 4
O
oc 1ol 1on 2
T
ti 1to 6
All 61 answers
243 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clot1
cocci5
cocoon6
coffin6
coif1
coil1
coin1
colic5
colon5
colonic7
colt1
concoct7
concoction10
confit6
★conflictpangram15
conic5
cool1
coot1
cotillion9
cotton6
fiction7
finito6
foci1
foil1
folic5
folio5
font1
fool1
foot1
icon1
iconic6
★inflictionpangram17
info1
into1
ionic5
liftoff7
lion1
loci1
loco1
loft1
loin1
loll1
loon1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
nonfiction10
nonillion9
noon1
notion6
octillion9
olio1
onion5
onto1
tinfoil7
toil1
toll1
tonic5
tool1
toon1
toot1