NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 16, 2022
Longest word
unchecked
9 letters
Top scorer
unchecked
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
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
C
–
4
–
3
–
–
7
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
H
4
2
1
1
–
–
8
N
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
U
–
–
–
1
1
1
3
Σ
4
6
2
6
2
1
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 7
E
eu 1
H
he 4hu 4
N
nu 2
U
un 3
All 21 answers
127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★check5
checked7
cheek5
chuck5
chucked7
chunk5
★chunkedpangram14
eunuch6
heck1
heed1
heeded6
hence5
hued1
hunch5
hunched7
hunk1
nunchuck8
nunchuk7
uncheck7
★uncheckedpangram16
unheeded8