NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
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.
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
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5
I
1
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1
O
1
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1
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2
P
3
6
4
1
1
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1
16
R
1
1
2
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1
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5
T
4
3
1
1
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9
Y
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1
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1
Σ
12
12
9
3
2
0
0
0
1
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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