NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 26, 2023
Longest word
unevolved
9 letters
Top scorer
unevolved
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
1
1
1
1
1
–
5
E
1
–
3
1
–
–
5
L
1
3
–
1
–
–
5
N
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
U
–
–
1
2
–
1
4
V
3
1
3
–
–
–
7
Σ
7
7
8
5
2
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 4do 1
E
el 1ev 4
L
le 3lo 2
N
no 2
O
ov 2
U
un 4
V
ve 5vo 2
All 30 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★delve5
delved6
devolve7
devolved8
dove1
eleven6
even1
evened6
evolve6
evolved7
levee5
level5
leveled7
love1
loved5
nouvelle8
novel5
oven1
ovule5
uneven6
★unevolvedpangram16
unlevel7
★unlovedpangram14
veld1
vend1
vended6
venue5
venule6
vole1
voodoo6