NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Longest word
plaintiff
9 letters
Top scorer
plaintiff
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
2
1
1
–
–
6
F
8
4
3
1
1
–
17
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
L
4
1
–
1
–
–
6
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
6
5
3
4
2
1
21
T
5
–
1
2
–
–
8
Σ
26
13
9
10
3
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 2ap 1at 1
F
fa 4fi 5fl 8
I
in 2
L
la 3li 3
N
na 2
P
pa 8pi 4pl 9
T
ta 5ti 3
All 62 answers
262 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alfalfa7
alit1
anal1
annal5
appall6
atilt5
fail1
fall1
fantail7
fatal5
filial6
fill1
fillip6
final5
finial6
flail5
flan1
flap1
flat1
flint5
flip1
★flippantpangram15
flit1
infill6
initial7
lain1
lanai5
lantana7
lift1
lilt1
lint1
nail1
natal5
pail1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palp1
papal5
papilla7
pilaf5
pill1
pintail7
pitfall7
plain5
plaint6
★plaintiffpangram16
plait5
plan1
plant5
plantain8
plat1
pliant6
tail1
tailfin7
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tilapia7
till1
tilt1