NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Longest word
palatial
8 letters
Top scorer
plaudit
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
–
5
D
4
–
–
–
–
4
L
6
1
–
–
–
7
P
8
5
3
3
1
20
T
5
2
1
1
–
9
U
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
24
11
6
5
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1al 1ap 2at 1
D
di 2du 2
L
la 2li 2lu 3
P
pa 9pi 1pl 4pu 6
T
ta 4ti 4tu 1
U
up 2
All 47 answers
165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adult5
alit1
appall6
applaud7
atilt5
dial1
dill1
dual1
dull1
laid1
laud1
lilt1
lipid5
luau1
lull1
lulu1
pail1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
pallid6
palp1
papal5
papilla7
pill1
plaid5
plait5
plat1
★plauditpangram14
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pulpit6
pupal5
pupil5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tidal5
tilapia7
till1
tilt1
tulip5
uplit5
uptilt6