NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Longest word
billiard
8 letters
Top scorer
jailbird
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
4
–
–
1
–
5
B
4
2
1
–
2
9
D
2
1
–
–
–
3
J
–
–
–
–
1
1
L
4
–
–
–
–
4
R
5
4
2
–
1
12
Σ
19
7
3
1
4
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1aj 1ar 3
B
ba 2bi 3br 4
D
dr 3
J
ja 1
L
la 2li 2
R
ra 9ri 3
All 34 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airball7
ajar1
aria1
arid1
aril1
barb1
bard1
billiard8
biradial8
bird1
brad1
braid5
briar5
bridal6
drab1
drib1
drill5
★jailbirdpangram15
lair1
lard1
liar1
lira1
rabbi5
rabid5
radar5
radial6
radii5
raid1
rail1
railbird8
raja1
rial1
ribald6
rill1