NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 5, 2023
Longest word
tollbooth
9 letters
Top scorer
mothball
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
A
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
B
5
1
1
1
–
–
8
H
7
2
1
–
–
–
10
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
M
2
–
1
2
1
–
6
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
Σ
17
6
3
3
1
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1
B
ba 3bl 1bo 4
H
ha 7ho 3
L
la 1lo 1
M
ma 3mo 3
O
oa 1
T
th 1to 2
All 31 answers
110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aloha5
baht1
bath1
bathmat7
blah1
boho1
boohoo6
booth5
both1
haboob6
halal5
hall1
halo1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
hobo1
holt1
hoot1
lath1
loath5
mahatma7
mammoth7
math1
moolah6
moth1
★mothballpangram15
oath1
that1
tollbooth9
tooth5