NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
diffract
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
2
2
4
2
2
–
12
C
2
5
3
1
1
–
12
D
–
1
1
–
2
1
5
F
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
2
1
1
–
–
5
Σ
6
10
9
4
5
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5ad 1ai 1ar 3at 2
C
ca 6ci 4cr 2
D
di 5
F
fa 1
T
ta 3tr 2
All 35 answers
194 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acrid5
addict6
aircraft8
arcadia7
arctic6
artifact8
attic5
attract7
cacti5
carat5
card1
cardiac7
cart1
cataract8
cicada6
circa5
cirri5
citric6
craft5
critic6
diacritic9
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
★diffractpangram15
fact1
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tract5
traffic7