NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Longest word
tarmacadam
10 letters
Top scorer
dramatic
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
A
2
3
2
2
–
–
–
9
C
3
3
2
1
1
–
–
10
D
4
1
–
–
1
1
–
7
M
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
4
R
1
3
1
1
–
–
–
6
T
3
4
3
1
–
–
1
12
Σ
15
14
10
5
2
1
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ar 5at 3
C
ca 5ci 3cr 2
D
da 1di 2dr 4
M
ma 3mi 1
R
ra 6
T
ta 5ti 1tr 6
All 48 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acrid5
arcadia7
arctic6
aria1
arid1
armada6
atria5
attar5
attract7
carat5
card1
cardiac7
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
cram1
critic6
dart1
diacritic9
dirt1
dram1
drama5
★dramaticpangram15
drat1
maraca6
marm1
mart1
midair6
radar5
radii5
raid1
raita5
ramada6
ratatat7
tamari6
tarmac6
tarmacadam10
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
trait5
tram1
tramcar7
triad5
trim1