NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 5, 2022
Longest word
beekeeping
10 letters
Top scorer
beekeeping
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
B
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
14
E
1
1
3
–
–
–
–
5
G
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
4
–
–
3
–
–
–
7
N
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
P
7
1
3
5
–
–
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16
Σ
20
9
8
11
1
1
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 10bi 4
E
eb 1eg 1ek 1en 1ep 1
G
ge 4gi 1
I
in 1
K
ke 5kn 2
N
ne 1ni 2
P
pe 11pi 5
All 51 answers
224 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★beekeepingpangram17
been1
beep1
beeping7
begging7
begin5
beginning9
beige5
being5
benign6
biggie6
bike1
binge5
bingeing8
ebbing6
egging6
eking5
engine6
epee1
geek1
gene1
genie5
genii5
gibe1
innie5
keen1
keening7
keep1
keeping7
kepi1
knee1
kneeing7
nene1
nine1
ninepin7
peeing6
peek1
peeking7
peen1
peep1
peeping7
pegging7
peke1
penne5
penning7
pepping7
pigpen6
pike1
pine1
pinkie6
pipe1