NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 5, 2021
Longest word
dolefully
9 letters
Top scorer
dolefully
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
D
7
2
9
3
–
1
22
E
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
F
9
–
7
3
–
–
19
L
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Y
2
1
1
1
–
–
5
Σ
24
5
21
7
0
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 6do 8du 7dy 1
E
ed 1ee 1el 2ey 2
F
fe 6fl 6fo 3fu 4
L
le 1lo 2lu 1
O
of 1ol 1
Y
ye 2yo 2yu 1
All 58 answers
240 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deed1
deeded6
defy1
dell1
delude6
deluded7
doffed6
dole1
doled5
doleful7
★dolefullypangram16
dolled6
doodle6
doodled7
dude1
duded5
duel1
dueled6
duffel6
duffle6
dulled6
dyed1
eddy1
eely1
elude5
eluded6
eyed1
eyeful6
feed1
feel1
fell1
felled6
feud1
feuded6
fled1
flee1
floe1
flooded7
flue1
fluffed7
folded6
fooled6
fouled6
fuddle6
fuddled7
fuel1
fueled6
lede1
lode1
lolled6
lulled6
offed5
oleo1
yell1
yelled6
yodel5
yodeled7
yule1