NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Longest word
alchemy
7 letters
Top scorer
alchemy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
A
6
2
1
1
10
C
5
3
3
1
12
E
1
–
–
–
1
H
3
2
–
–
5
L
4
3
1
–
8
M
5
3
2
–
10
Y
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
25
13
7
2
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ah 1al 5am 1
C
ca 7ch 1cl 4
E
ea 1
H
ha 4he 1
L
la 5le 2ll 1
M
ma 7me 3
Y
ye 1
All 47 answers
153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
achy1
acme1
ahem1
★alchemypangram14
allay5
allele6
alley5
ally1
amyl1
cache5
call1
calla5
calm1
calmly6
came1
camel5
challah7
clam1
clammy6
clay1
clayey6
each1
halal5
hale1
hall1
hammy5
heal1
lace1
lacy1
lama1
lame1
lamely6
leach5
lemma5
llama5
mace1
male1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mayhem6
meal1
mealy5
mecca5
yeah1