NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 8, 2022
Longest word
allowable
9 letters
Top scorer
plowable
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
–
1
–
–
–
1
2
B
4
2
2
–
–
–
8
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
P
2
2
3
–
1
–
8
W
6
–
3
–
–
–
9
Σ
12
6
8
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2
B
ba 1be 2bl 2bo 3
E
el 1
L
lo 1
P
pa 3pe 2pl 2po 1
W
wa 4we 3wo 2
All 29 answers
121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allow5
allowable9
bawl1
bellow6
below5
blew1
blow1
bowel5
bowl1
bowwow6
elbow5
lowball7
papaw5
pawl1
pawpaw6
peewee6
pewee5
plow1
★plowablepangram15
powwow6
wale1
wall1
wallop6
wallow6
weal1
weep1
well1
wobble6
wool1