NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 17, 2022
Longest word
telepathy
9 letters
Top scorer
telepathy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
4
1
–
–
–
6
E
1
1
1
–
1
–
4
H
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
L
–
–
1
1
1
–
3
P
1
8
2
2
–
–
13
T
2
2
–
–
2
1
7
Y
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
9
17
5
4
4
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3ap 3
E
ee 1et 1ey 2
H
ha 1he 1hy 1
L
la 2le 1
P
pa 7pe 3ph 1pl 2
T
ta 2te 3th 1ty 1
Y
ya 1ye 3
All 40 answers
200 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
alley5
ally1
apathy6
apply5
aptly5
eely1
ethyl5
eyelet6
eyeteeth8
happy5
healthy7
hype1
lately6
layette7
lethally8
palely6
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
patly5
patty5
payee5
peaty5
peppy5
petty5
phyla5
play1
playlet7
tally5
tatty5
★telepathypangram16
teleplay8
teletype8
they1
type1
yappy5
yeah1
yell1
yelp1