NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 8, 2026
Longest word
ebullient
9 letters
Top scorer
ebullient
16 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
Σ
B
4
4
2
1
3
–
14
E
–
2
–
1
–
1
4
I
–
3
2
2
–
–
7
L
6
2
4
2
–
–
14
N
2
–
3
–
1
–
6
T
5
2
1
–
–
–
8
U
1
5
–
1
–
–
7
Σ
18
18
12
7
4
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 4bi 6bl 2bu 2
E
eb 1el 1en 2
I
in 7
L
le 2li 12
N
ni 4nu 2
T
ti 7tu 1
U
un 6ut 1
All 60 answers
284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
belie5
belittle8
beltline8
bible5
bile1
bill1
billet6
bite1
bitten6
blin1
blini5
built5
★bulletinpangram15
★ebullientpangram16
elite5
ennui5
entitle7
inbuilt7
inlet5
innie5
intel5
intent6
intuit6
inutile7
lenient7
lentil6
libel5
libelee7
lien1
lieu1
lilt1
line1
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
little6
nibble6
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
nubbin6
nubile6
tile1
till1
tilt1
tine1
tint1
title5
tittle6
tutti5
unbuilt7
unit1
unite5
unlit5
untie5
until5
utile5