NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 24, 2022
Longest word
allowance
9 letters
Top scorer
allowance
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
5
2
1
–
–
1
9
C
3
8
5
3
–
1
20
E
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
6
2
–
–
–
–
8
N
7
2
1
–
1
–
11
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
W
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
25
16
9
3
1
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ae 1al 2an 5
C
ca 9cl 4co 7
E
el 1en 1
L
la 3le 1ll 1lo 3
N
na 2ne 4no 5
O
oc 1on 1
W
wa 2we 1wo 1
All 56 answers
213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
aeon1
★allowancepangram16
alone5
anal1
anew1
annal5
anneal6
anon1
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
cane1
canna5
cannon6
canoe5
canola6
canon5
clan1
clean5
clone5
clown5
cocoon6
colcannon9
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
conceal7
cone1
elan1
enlace6
lance5
lane1
lawn1
lean1
llano5
loan1
lone1
loon1
naan1
nana1
nene1
neocon6
neon1
newel5
noel1
nonce5
none1
nonlocal8
noon1
ocean5
once1
wane1
wanna5
wean1
woolen6