NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Longest word
kitchenette
11 letters
Top scorer
kitchenette
18 points
Starting letters
5 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
11
Σ
C
–
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
H
3
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
4
K
7
1
1
2
–
–
–
1
12
N
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
2
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
14
6
2
6
0
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 4
H
he 1hi 3
K
ke 2ki 8kn 2
N
ne 2ni 1
T
th 4ti 3
All 30 answers
139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★check5
cheek5
chick5
chicken7
heck1
hick1
hike1
hitchhike9
keen1
ketch5
kick1
kinetic7
kink1
★kitchenpangram14
★kitchenettepangram18
kite1
kith1
kitten6
knee1
knit1
neck1
necktie7
nick1
thick5
★thickenpangram14
thicket7
think5
tick1
ticket6
tiki1