NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 28, 2022
Longest word
cookbook
8 letters
Top scorer
outback
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
1
3
–
–
–
4
B
11
3
3
1
–
18
C
–
–
–
2
1
3
K
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
–
1
–
1
T
1
1
–
1
–
3
Σ
13
8
3
5
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 4
B
ba 4bo 9bu 5
C
ca 1co 1cu 1
K
ka 1
O
ou 1
T
ta 1to 1tu 1
All 30 answers
121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
abbot5
about5
abut1
baba1
babka5
back1
baobab6
boat1
boba1
bobcat6
bock1
boob1
booboo6
book1
boot1
bout1
bubba5
buck1
bucko5
butt1
buttock7
catboat7
cookbook8
cutback7
kabob5
★outbackpangram14
taboo5
tobacco7
tuba1