NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 3, 2020
Longest word
brilliant
9 letters
Top scorer
brilliant
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
4
3
1
–
–
10
B
3
–
–
1
–
1
5
I
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
L
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
R
1
1
3
2
–
–
7
T
7
10
6
1
–
–
24
Σ
15
16
14
6
1
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 1ar 1at 6
B
ba 1bl 2br 2
I
in 1ir 1
L
la 1li 2
N
na 2
R
ra 6ri 1
T
ta 11ti 7tr 6
All 53 answers
245 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
altar5
anti1
arrant6
atilt5
atria5
atrial6
attain6
attaint7
attar5
bait1
blat1
blatant7
brat1
★brilliantpangram16
initial7
irritant8
lariat6
lilt1
lint1
natal5
natant6
rabbit6
raita5
rant1
ratatat7
rattail7
rattan6
ribbit6
tabla5
tail1
taint5
tali1
tall1
tannin6
tantara7
tantra6
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tiara5
tibia5
tibial6
till1
tilt1
tint1
titan5
trail5
train5
trait5
trial5
tribal6
trill5