NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 20, 2022
Longest word
amicably
8 letters
Top scorer
amicably
15 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
4
B
2
1
–
–
–
3
C
3
2
3
–
–
8
I
2
1
1
–
–
4
L
4
1
1
–
–
6
M
6
4
1
–
–
11
Σ
18
9
6
2
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1am 3
B
ba 2bl 1
C
ca 3cl 4cy 1
I
ia 3im 1
L
la 2li 3ll 1
M
ma 8mi 3
All 36 answers
128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acclaim7
amiably7
★amicablypangram15
amyl1
balm1
balmy5
blam1
calm1
calmly6
cami1
claim5
clam1
clammy6
climb5
cymbal6
iamb1
iambi5
iambic6
imam1
lama1
lamb1
lima1
limb1
limbic6
llama5
mail1
maim1
malic5
mall1
mama1
mamba5
mamma5
mammal6
mica1
mill1
mimic5