NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Longest word
inhibitive
10 letters
Top scorer
inhibitive
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
B
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
H
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
I
–
–
3
2
–
1
1
7
N
2
1
–
–
1
1
1
6
T
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
6
V
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
11
3
6
3
1
2
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bi 2
H
he 1hi 2
I
in 7
N
ni 6
T
th 3ti 3
V
ve 1vi 2
All 28 answers
136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beehive7
bite1
bitten6
heinie6
hint1
hive1
inhibit7
★inhibitivepangram17
intent6
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
nine1
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
nite1
thieve6
thin1
thine5
tine1
tint1
tithe5
vein1
vibe1
vine1