NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Longest word
volleyball
10 letters
Top scorer
volleyball
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
B
14
6
6
2
–
–
–
28
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
2
2
–
2
3
–
–
9
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
V
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
Σ
20
10
6
5
3
0
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 4
B
ba 9be 7bl 4bo 8
E
ey 1
L
la 1lo 8
O
ob 2
V
vo 1
All 45 answers
189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbey5
able1
ably1
above5
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
baby1
bale1
ball1
ballboy7
baobab6
belay5
bell1
bellboy7
belle5
belly5
bevel5
bevy1
blab1
blabby6
blob1
blobby6
boba1
bobble6
bola1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
eyeball7
label5
lobby5
lobe1
loblolly8
lobo1
lovable7
lovably7
loveable8
★loveablypangram15
obey1
oboe1
★volleyballpangram17