NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 5, 2026
Longest word
dominion
8 letters
Top scorer
midmonth
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
Σ
D
4
2
1
–
1
8
H
2
–
1
1
1
5
I
1
2
–
–
–
3
M
5
3
2
–
1
11
N
1
–
1
–
–
2
O
2
1
–
–
–
3
T
2
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
17
9
6
1
3
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
dh 1di 2do 5
H
ho 5
I
id 2in 1
M
mi 2mo 9
N
no 2
O
om 1on 2
T
to 4
All 36 answers
136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dhoti5
dino1
ditto5
dodo1
dominion8
domino6
doom1
doth1
hominid7
hominoid8
hood1
hoodoo6
hoot1
idiom5
idiot5
into1
★midmonthpangram15
minion6
mondo5
mono1
month5
mood1
moon1
moot1
moth1
motion6
motto5
noon1
notion6
omit1
onion5
onto1
tomtit6
toon1
toot1
tooth5