NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 4, 2023
Longest word
mathematic
10 letters
Top scorer
mathematic
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
4
C
6
3
1
–
1
–
–
11
E
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
4
H
–
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
I
3
–
–
1
–
–
–
4
M
6
1
–
1
1
–
1
10
T
1
2
3
2
1
–
–
9
Σ
18
9
8
5
5
0
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3at 1
C
ca 2ch 8ci 1
E
em 3et 1
H
he 3hi 1
I
im 2it 2
M
ma 3mi 7
T
ta 3te 2th 1ti 3
All 46 answers
217 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acetic6
attic5
cacti5
cami1
chai1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chime5
chit1
chitchat8
cite1
emaciate8
emetic6
emit1
ethic5
hectic6
★hematicpangram14
hematite8
hitch5
imam1
imitate7
itch1
item1
mahimahi8
maim1
★mathematicpangram17
mica1
mice1
mime1
mimetic7
mimic5
mite1
mitt1
tacit5
tactic6
tatami6
teatime7
techie6
★thematicpangram15
time1
tithe5
titmice7