NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 28, 2022
Longest word
billboard
9 letters
Top scorer
billboard
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
3
3
–
2
–
–
8
B
5
3
3
–
3
1
15
D
3
3
–
–
–
–
6
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
4
1
2
–
–
–
7
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
5
4
2
–
2
–
13
Σ
22
14
7
2
5
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ai 2al 1ar 4
B
ba 3bi 6bo 1br 5
D
di 3dr 3
I
id 1
L
la 4li 3
O
ol 1
R
ra 9ri 3ro 1
All 51 answers
204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aboil5
aioli5
airball7
alibi5
arborio7
aria1
arid1
aril1
bail1
bailor6
barrio6
bilabial8
bill1
★billboardpangram16
billiard8
biradial8
bird1
boil1
braid5
briar5
bridal6
brio1
broil5
dial1
dildo5
dill1
drib1
drill5
droid5
idol1
labia5
labial6
laid1
lair1
liar1
libido6
lira1
olio1
rabbi5
rabid5
radial6
radii5
radio5
raid1
rail1
railbird8
railroad8
rial1
ribald6
rill1
roil1