NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 29, 2022
Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
extinction
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.5
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
10
11
12
Σ
C
6
2
3
6
–
1
4
–
–
22
E
1
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3
2
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–
1
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–
7
I
1
1
2
–
1
1
–
1
1
8
N
1
2
2
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2
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–
–
–
7
O
1
1
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–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
3
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–
1
–
–
–
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4
Σ
10
9
10
8
4
2
5
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 1co 20
E
ec 1en 1ex 5
I
ic 2in 5io 1
N
ne 1ni 3no 3
O
oc 1on 1
T
te 1ti 1to 2
All 50 answers
301 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
cocci5
cocoon6
coin1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
conic5
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
context7
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
entice6
excite6
exec1
exotic6
extinct7
★extinctionpangram17
icon1
iconic6
incite6
incontinence12
incontinent11
innocence9
innocent8
ionic5
neocon6
nice1
nicotine8
niece5
nonce5
nontoxic8
notice6
octet5
once1
tectonic8
tinct5
tonic5
toxic5