NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 31, 2022
Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
talkative
16 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
9
10
Σ
A
1
4
2
–
–
1
–
8
E
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
4
K
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
L
10
5
1
–
1
–
–
17
T
10
1
4
–
1
3
1
20
V
5
4
1
–
–
–
–
10
Σ
31
17
9
1
2
4
1
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 6at 1av 1
E
el 3ev 1
K
ka 1ke 2ki 2kv 1
L
la 6le 6li 5
T
ta 10te 4ti 6
V
va 3ve 3vi 4
All 65 answers
246 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alike5
alit1
alive5
alkali6
allele6
alleviate9
atilt5
avail5
elate5
elevate7
elite5
evil1
kale1
keel1
kettle6
kill1
kilt1
kvell5
lake1
late1
latke5
latte5
lava1
lave1
leak1
leave5
leek1
levee5
level5
levitate8
like1
lilt1
lite1
little6
live1
tail1
tale1
tali1
talk1
★talkativepangram16
talkie6
tall1
tallit6
tattle6
tattletale10
teakettle9
teal1
tell1
telltale8
tile1
till1
tilt1
titillate9
title5
tittle6
vale1
valet5
valve5
veal1
veil1
velvet6
vial1
vile1
villa5
vital5