NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 22, 2022
Longest word
intelligence
12 letters
Top scorer
intelligence
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.8
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
11
12
Σ
C
3
2
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
11
E
–
1
2
1
3
1
–
–
–
8
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
1
2
2
1
2
–
–
1
9
L
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
N
1
1
–
1
–
–
2
–
–
5
T
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
5
7
7
6
6
5
2
0
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 4ci 2cl 5
E
ec 1el 5en 2
G
ge 1
I
ic 2il 1in 6
L
le 1li 2
N
ne 3ni 2
T
te 1ti 1
All 39 answers
284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ceiling7
cell1
celli5
cent1
cite1
citing6
client6
clientele9
cling5
clinging8
clinic6
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
★electingpangram15
elicit6
★elicitingpangram16
entice6
enticing8
genetic7
icicle6
icing5
illicit7
incite6
inciting8
incline7
inclining9
intellect9
★intelligencepangram19
lenience8
lice1
licit5
neglect7
★neglectingpangram17
negligence10
nice1
niece5
★telegenicpangram16
tinct5