NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 7, 2022
Longest word
nonconductor
12 letters
Top scorer
nonconductor
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
1
4
5
7
–
1
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18
D
–
3
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–
–
–
–
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3
N
2
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–
–
–
–
–
1
3
O
1
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1
1
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–
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–
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3
R
1
2
2
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–
–
–
–
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5
T
3
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1
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4
U
3
1
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4
Σ
11
10
8
9
0
1
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 16cr 2
D
do 2du 1
N
no 3
O
on 1or 1ou 1
R
ro 3ru 2
T
to 2tu 2
U
ud 1un 3
All 40 answers
207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★coconut7
cocoon6
codon5
concoct7
concord7
concur6
condo5
condor6
conduct7
★conductorpangram16
contort7
contour7
cordon6
corn1
cotton6
count5
croon5
crouton7
donor5
donut5
dunno5
★nonconductorpangram19
noon1
noun1
onto1
orotund7
outrun6
rondo5
rotund6
round5
runout6
runt1
toon1
torn1
turn1
turnout7
udon1
uncut5
undo1
unto1