NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Longest word
benevolent
10 letters
Top scorer
benevolent
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
B
14
4
10
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–
–
1
29
E
1
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1
–
–
–
2
L
2
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–
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
1
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–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
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–
–
–
1
Σ
19
5
10
1
0
0
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 11bl 3bo 15
E
eb 1en 1
L
lo 2
N
no 2
O
ob 1
All 36 answers
128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★been1
beet1
beetle6
bell1
belle5
belt1
★benevolentpangram17
bent1
bento5
betel5
bevel5
blob1
blot1
blotto6
bobble6
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bonbon6
bone1
bonnet6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
boot1
bootee6
botnet6
bottle6
ebon1
ennoble7
lobe1
lobo1
noble5
noob1
oboe1