NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 21, 2022
Longest word
childlike
9 letters
Top scorer
childlike
16 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
Σ
C
–
4
–
2
–
1
7
D
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
3
1
1
1
–
–
6
K
3
–
5
–
–
–
8
L
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
13
7
9
3
0
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 5cl 2
D
de 5di 1
E
ek 1
H
he 3hi 3
K
ke 2ki 6
L
le 1li 4
All 33 answers
139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★check5
checked7
cheek5
chick5
★childlikepangram16
click5
clicked7
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deke1
deked5
dike1
eked1
heck1
heckle6
heckled7
hick1
hike1
hiked5
keel1
keeled6
kick1
kicked6
kidded6
kiddie6
kill1
killed6
leek1
lick1
licked6
like1
liked5