NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Longest word
antagonizing
12 letters
Top scorer
antagonizing
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
A
2
1
1
1
–
3
2
–
1
11
G
3
4
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
8
I
2
1
–
–
3
–
4
–
–
10
N
1
–
4
1
2
–
–
–
–
8
O
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
4
1
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
13
Z
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
8
10
7
6
4
6
0
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 3an 7at 1
G
gi 1go 7
I
ig 1in 6io 3
N
na 1no 7
O
on 3oo 1
T
ta 4to 9
Z
zo 1
All 55 answers
325 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agitation9
agog1
agonizing9
anion5
annotating10
annotation10
anoint6
anointing9
anon1
★antagonizingpangram19
atoning7
gigaton7
goat1
going5
gong1
gonna5
gonzo5
goon1
gotta5
ignition8
ingot5
initiation10
into1
intonating10
intonation10
intoning8
ionization10
ionizing8
iota1
nation6
noggin6
nonagon7
noon1
notating8
notation8
noting6
notion6
ongoing7
onion5
onto1
oozing6
tango5
tangoing8
tattoo6
tattooing9
toga1
togging7
tong1
tonging7
toning6
toon1
toot1
tooting7
toting6
zoning6