NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 6, 2026
Longest word
imminence
9 letters
Top scorer
menacing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
A
3
1
3
–
–
–
7
C
3
–
2
–
–
–
5
E
–
2
5
–
4
–
11
G
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
I
–
3
2
1
–
1
7
M
10
3
4
1
1
–
19
N
4
1
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
23
13
17
2
5
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ag 1am 1an 3
C
ca 4ci 1
E
eg 1em 3en 7
G
ga 3ge 3gi 1
I
ic 2im 3in 2
M
ma 5me 9mi 5
N
na 1ne 1ni 3
All 61 answers
260 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acme1
acne1
ageing6
amen1
anemia6
anemic6
anime5
cage1
came1
cane1
canine6
cinema6
egging6
emcee5
emceeing8
eminence8
encage6
encaging8
enema5
engage6
engaging8
engine6
enigma6
gage1
game1
gamine6
gene1
genie5
genii5
gimme5
iceman6
icemen6
image5
imagine7
imminence9
inane5
innie5
mace1
mage1
manage6
mane1
mange5
mean1
meanie6
meaning7
mecca5
mega1
meme1
meming6
menace6
★menacingpangram15
mice1
mien1
mime1
mince5
mine1
name1
nene1
nice1
niece5
nine1