NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Longest word
expletive
9 letters
Top scorer
expletive
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
E
3
3
–
–
1
1
8
L
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
P
6
5
2
1
–
–
14
T
3
3
4
1
1
–
12
V
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
17
13
8
2
2
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1ep 1ev 1ex 5
L
le 2li 3
P
pe 7pi 6pl 1
T
te 7ti 5
V
ve 3vi 1
All 43 answers
176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elite5
epee1
evil1
exile5
exit1
expel5
expellee8
★expletivepangram16
levee5
level5
lite1
little6
live1
peel1
peep1
peeve5
pellet6
pelt1
petit5
petite6
pile1
pipe1
pipet5
pipette7
pixel5
pixie5
plie1
teepee6
teletext8
telex5
tell1
tepee5
text1
textile7
tile1
tippet6
tipple6
title5
tittle6
veep1
veil1
velvet6
vile1