NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 28, 2021
Longest word
marijuana
9 letters
Top scorer
marijuana
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
–
–
–
–
2
J
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
M
3
2
2
1
1
1
10
N
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
9
7
3
2
1
1
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 1ar 1
I
im 1in 1
J
ji 2
M
ma 6mi 4
N
ni 1
R
ra 2ru 1
U
um 1ur 1
All 23 answers
100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airman6
anima5
aria1
imam1
inurn5
jinn1
jinni5
maim1
main1
mania5
★marijuanapangram16
marina6
marinara8
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimum7
ninja5
rain1
rani1
ruin1
umami5
uranium7