NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 28, 2026
Longest word
likelihood
10 letters
Top scorer
likelihood
17 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
10
Σ
D
4
2
1
2
–
–
–
9
E
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
H
3
1
2
–
–
–
–
6
I
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
K
2
1
4
–
–
–
–
7
L
2
1
1
–
–
–
1
5
O
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
14
10
11
2
0
0
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 1di 7do 1
E
ed 1el 2
H
hi 5ho 1
I
id 3io 1
K
ke 1ki 6
L
li 5
O
oi 1ol 3
All 38 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deli1
diddle6
diddled7
died1
dike1
dildo5
dill1
diode5
dollied7
eddied6
elide5
elided6
hide1
hike1
hiked5
hill1
hilled6
hoodie6
idle1
idled5
idol1
iodide6
keloid6
kidded6
kiddie6
kiddo5
kill1
killed6
kilo1
lidded6
lied1
like1
liked5
★likelihoodpangram17
oiled5
oldie5
olio1
ollie5