NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Longest word
decocted
8 letters
Top scorer
objected
15 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
Σ
B
1
2
3
–
–
6
C
3
3
–
–
–
6
D
6
1
6
1
3
17
E
–
1
–
1
–
2
J
–
–
3
–
–
3
O
–
–
–
–
1
1
T
2
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
12
8
13
2
4
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bo 5
C
ce 2co 4
D
de 12do 5
E
eb 1ej 1
J
je 1jo 2
O
ob 1
T
te 1to 3
All 39 answers
183 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
bobbed6
bode1
boded5
booed5
booted6
cede1
ceded5
code1
coded5
coed1
cooed5
debt1
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
deed1
deeded6
deject6
dejected8
detect6
detected8
dodo1
dojo1
dote1
doted5
dotted6
ebbed5
ejected7
jetted6
jobbed6
jotted6
★objectedpangram15
teed1
toed1
tooted6
toted5