NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 8, 2020
Longest word
illegibility
12 letters
Top scorer
illegibility
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
B
3
6
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
12
E
–
1
–
–
2
–
–
1
–
4
G
4
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
I
2
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
1
5
L
3
3
1
3
–
–
1
–
–
11
T
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
11
8
3
3
2
1
1
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 3bi 9
E
el 4
G
gi 6gl 2
I
il 4it 1
L
le 4li 7
T
ti 5
Y
ye 1
All 46 answers
236 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beige5
belie5
belittle8
bible5
biggie6
bigly5
bile1
bilge5
bill1
billet6
billy5
bite1
★eligibilitypangram18
eligible8
eligibly8
elite5
gibe1
giblet6
giggle6
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
glib1
glibly6
★illegibilitypangram19
illegible9
illegibly9
illy1
itty1
★legibilitypangram17
legible7
legibly7
legit5
libel5
libelee7
liege5
lilt1
lily1
lite1
little6
tile1
till1
tilt1
title5
tittle6
yeti1