NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
talkative
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
10
Σ
A
–
2
2
–
–
1
–
5
E
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
5
K
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
L
8
5
1
–
1
–
–
15
T
7
1
3
–
2
3
1
17
V
4
2
1
1
–
–
–
8
Σ
24
13
8
2
3
4
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4av 1
E
ea 1el 3ev 1
K
ka 1ke 2ki 1kv 1
L
la 5le 6li 4
T
ta 6te 6ti 5
V
va 3ve 3vi 2
All 55 answers
228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alike5
alive5
allele6
alleviate9
aviate6
eave1
elate5
elevate7
elite5
evil1
kale1
keel1
kettle6
kite1
kvell5
lake1
late1
latke5
latte5
lave1
leak1
leave5
leek1
levee5
level5
levitate8
like1
lite1
little6
live1
take1
tale1
★talkativepangram16
talkie6
tattle6
tattletale10
teak1
teakettle9
teal1
teat1
tell1
telltale8
tile1
titillate9
titivate8
title5
tittle6
vale1
valet5
valve5
veal1
veil1
velvet6
vile1
vitiate7