NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Longest word
bedfellow
9 letters
Top scorer
bedfellow
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
12
10
11
4
1
1
39
D
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
E
–
2
–
1
–
–
3
F
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
L
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
W
–
–
2
1
–
–
3
Σ
15
14
16
6
1
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 13bl 8bo 18
D
dw 1
E
eb 1el 2
F
fe 1fo 1
L
lo 4
O
ob 1
W
we 1wo 2
All 53 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
bedew5
bedewed7
★bedfellowpangram16
beef1
beefed6
befell6
bell1
belle5
belled6
bellow6
bellowed8
below5
bled1
bleed5
blew1
blob1
blobbed7
blood5
blooded7
blow1
bobbed6
bobble6
bobbled7
bode1
boded5
boffo5
bold1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boodle6
booed5
bowed5
bowel5
bowl1
bowled6
bowwow6
dweeb5
ebbed5
elbow5
elbowed7
feeble6
fobbed6
lobbed6
lobe1
lobed5
lobo1
oboe1
webbed6
wobble6
wobbled7