NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 2, 2022
Longest word
roadwork
8 letters
Top scorer
workload
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
–
4
–
1
–
5
D
2
1
2
–
–
5
K
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
3
–
–
–
–
3
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
2
1
–
–
1
4
W
3
–
1
1
2
7
Σ
13
7
3
2
3
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1ar 2aw 2
D
da 1do 2dr 2
K
ko 2
L
la 2lo 1
O
ok 1or 1
R
ra 1ro 3
W
wa 6wo 1
All 28 answers
111 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allow5
ardor5
arrow5
award5
awkward7
dark1
dollar6
doodad6
draw1
drawl5
koala5
kola1
lard1
lark1
load1
okra1
oral1
radar5
road1
roadwork8
roar1
walk1
wall1
wallaroo8
wallow6
ward1
warlord7
★workloadpangram15