NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Longest word
mezzanine
9 letters
Top scorer
magazine
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
1
3
2
–
–
–
6
E
–
1
4
–
1
–
6
G
5
3
1
–
–
–
9
I
–
3
–
1
–
–
4
M
10
3
5
1
2
1
22
N
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
Z
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
13
12
2
3
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2am 2an 2
E
eg 1en 5
G
ga 4ge 4gi 1
I
im 2in 2
M
ma 7me 10mi 5
N
na 1ne 1ni 1
Z
zi 1
All 51 answers
211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agaze5
ageing6
amaze5
amen1
anemia6
anime5
egging6
enema5
engage6
engaging8
engine6
enigma6
gage1
game1
gamine6
gaze1
geez1
gene1
genie5
genii5
gimme5
image5
imagine7
inane5
innie5
★magazinepangram15
mage1
maize5
manage6
mane1
mange5
maze1
mean1
meanie6
meaning7
mega1
meme1
meming6
menage6
meze1
mezzanine9
mezze5
mien1
mime1
mine1
minimize8
mizzen6
name1
nene1
nine1
zine1