NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 21, 2022
Longest word
tomatillo
9 letters
Top scorer
optimal
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
4
3
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–
–
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7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
M
5
1
–
2
–
–
8
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
P
3
4
1
2
1
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11
T
11
1
6
1
1
1
21
Σ
27
11
9
6
2
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3at 4
I
io 1
L
la 1li 2lo 2
M
ma 2mi 2mo 4
O
om 1op 2
P
pa 3pi 4pl 3po 1
T
ta 9ti 4to 8
All 56 answers
210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
allot5
alto1
atilt5
atoll5
atom1
atop1
iota1
laptop6
lilt1
limit5
loot1
lotto5
maillot7
malt1
militia7
mitt1
moat1
molt1
moot1
motto5
omit1
optima6
★optimalpangram14
palatal7
palatial8
patio5
pilot5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
plat1
plot1
potato6
tail1
taillamp8
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tamp1
tapa1
tatami6
tattoo6
tilapia7
till1
tilt1
tiptop6
toil1
toll1
tomatillo9
tomato6
tomtit6
tool1
toot1
total5