NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 16, 2022
Longest word
likelihood
10 letters
Top scorer
likelihood
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
D
5
2
3
3
–
–
–
13
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
H
6
2
2
–
1
–
–
11
I
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
K
4
–
2
–
–
–
–
6
L
7
1
3
–
–
–
1
12
O
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
26
10
11
3
1
0
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 2di 4do 7
E
el 2
H
he 6hi 2ho 3
I
id 3
K
ke 2ki 3ko 1
L
le 2li 5lo 5
O
oi 1ol 4
All 52 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deli1
dell1
diddle6
diddled7
dildo5
dill1
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
dollied7
doodle6
doodled7
elide5
elided6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
hill1
hilled6
hold1
hole1
holed5
idle1
idled5
idol1
keel1
keeled6
kill1
killed6
kilo1
kohl1
lede1
leek1
lidded6
lied1
like1
liked5
★likelihoodpangram17
lode1
loll1
lolled6
look1
looked6
oiled5
oldie5
oleo1
olio1
ollie5