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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 7, 2026

Longest word
propitiatory
12 letters
Top scorer
propitiatory
19 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.

4 letters
12
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 letters
0
12 letters
1

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
11
12
Σ
A
2
1
2
5
I
1
1
O
1
1
2
P
3
6
4
1
1
1
16
R
1
1
2
1
5
T
4
3
1
1
9
Y
1
1
Σ
12
12
9
3
2
0
0
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ai 1ap 1ar 3
I
it 1
O
oa 1or 1
P
pa 7pi 1po 3pr 4py 1
R
ra 2ro 3
T
ta 2ti 1to 1tr 3ty 2
Y
ya 1

All 39 answers

189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airy1
apiary6
array5
arroyo6
arty1
itty1
oaty1
oratory7
papaya6
pappy5
papyri6
parity6
parry5
party5
patty5
pity1
poppy5
portray7
potty5
pray1
priority8
priory6
propitiatorypangram19
pyro1
rarity6
ratty5
ropy1
rotary6
rotatory8
tarry5
tatty5
tippy5
topiarypangram14
tray1
trippy6
troy1
typo1
tyro1
yappy5
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