NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 9, 2022
Longest word
collective
10 letters
Top scorer
collective
17 points
Starting letters
5 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
10
Σ
C
1
5
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–
1
–
1
8
E
1
1
1
1
1
–
–
5
L
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
V
8
2
3
–
–
–
–
13
Σ
12
11
4
1
2
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
ci 3cl 1co 4
E
el 1ev 4
L
le 2li 1lo 1
O
ol 1
V
ve 3vi 4vo 6
All 31 answers
131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★civet5
civic5
civil5
clove5
coevolve8
★collectivepangram17
cove1
covet5
elective8
evict5
evictee7
evil1
evolve6
levee5
level5
live1
love1
olive5
veil1
velvet6
veto1
vice1
vile1
viol1
violet6
voice5
voile5
vole1
volt1
vote1
votive6