NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 16, 2022
Longest word
flatulent
9 letters
Top scorer
flatulent
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
A
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
E
–
–
1
–
1
–
2
F
17
8
10
5
1
1
42
L
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
T
1
–
1
2
–
–
4
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
Σ
20
8
13
9
3
2
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 1
E
ef 2
F
fa 12fe 12fl 15fu 3
L
le 3
T
ta 1tu 3
U
un 2
All 55 answers
257 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★affluentpangram15
alfalfa7
effete6
effluent8
falafel7
fall1
fallen6
fatal5
fate1
fateful7
fatten6
fault5
faun1
fauna5
faunae6
faunal6
feat1
feel1
feet1
fell1
fella5
fellate7
felt1
fennel6
feta1
fetal5
fete1
fettle6
flan1
flannel7
flat1
flatfeet8
flatten7
★flatulentpangram16
flaunt6
flauta6
flea1
flee1
fleet5
flue1
fluent6
fluff5
flute5
fuel1
full1
funnel6
leaf1
leaflet7
left1
taffeta7
tuffet6
tuft1
tuneful7
unfelt6
untuneful9