NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Longest word
enlivened
9 letters
Top scorer
divinely
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
D
1
4
4
4
3
–
16
E
3
–
6
1
–
1
11
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
5
2
4
–
–
13
V
8
3
4
1
–
–
16
Σ
14
13
16
10
3
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 6di 10
E
el 1en 5ev 5
I
iv 1
L
le 6li 7
V
ve 8vi 8
All 57 answers
285 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★delve5
delved6
devein6
deveined8
devil5
deviled7
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
dividend8
divine6
divined7
★divinelypangram15
divvied7
divvy5
eleven6
endive6
enliven7
enlivened9
envied6
envy1
even1
evened6
evenly6
evil1
evilly6
ivied5
levee5
level5
leveled7
levelly7
levied6
levy1
live1
lived5
lively6
liven5
livened7
livid5
lividly7
veil1
veiled6
vein1
veined6
veiny5
veld1
vend1
vended6
vied1
vile1
vilely6
vine1
viny1
vinyl5
vivid5
vividly7