NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Longest word
contently
9 letters
Top scorer
contently
16 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
Σ
C
2
2
3
8
–
1
16
E
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
L
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
N
6
4
3
–
–
–
13
O
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
5
4
2
–
–
–
11
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
13
9
10
0
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1cl 1co 13cy 1
E
ec 1en 1
L
le 2lo 4
N
ne 6no 6ny 1
O
on 3
T
te 6to 4ty 1
Y
ye 1
All 52 answers
224 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
clone5
cocoon6
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
colony6
concoct7
cone1
connect7
connote7
content7
★contentlypangram16
cotton6
cottony7
cyclone7
ecotone7
entente7
lent1
lento5
lone1
lonely6
loon1
loony5
nene1
neocon6
neon1
nettle6
nettly6
netty5
noel1
nonce5
none1
nonet5
noon1
note1
nylon5
once1
only1
onto1
teen1
teeny5
telnet6
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tone1
tonne5
tony1
toon1
tycoon6
yente5