NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 9, 2023
Longest word
nicknaming
10 letters
Top scorer
nicknaming
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
Σ
A
–
3
2
–
–
–
–
5
C
–
–
3
1
–
–
–
4
G
3
2
1
6
–
–
–
12
I
–
1
2
1
–
1
–
5
K
1
–
–
3
–
–
–
4
M
1
3
5
3
2
1
–
15
N
–
–
1
2
–
–
1
4
Σ
5
9
14
16
2
2
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ag 2ai 1an 1
C
ca 4
G
ga 9gi 3
I
ic 1im 2in 2
K
ki 4
M
ma 10mi 5
N
na 2ni 2
All 49 answers
297 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acing5
again5
aging5
aiming6
angina6
caging6
caking6
caning6
canning7
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gamin5
gaming6
gamma5
gang1
ganging7
gigging7
gimmick7
ginning7
icing5
imaging7
imagining9
inking6
inning6
kicking7
king1
kinging7
kinking7
macing6
magi1
magic5
magician8
magma5
maiming7
making6
managing8
manga5
manning7
miking6
mimicking9
miming6
mincing7
mining6
nagging7
naming6
nicking7
★nicknamingpangram17