NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 28, 2022
Longest word
avalanche
9 letters
Top scorer
avalanche
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
1
1
–
–
1
5
C
2
3
4
2
–
–
11
E
2
–
2
2
–
–
6
H
–
3
1
–
–
–
4
L
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
N
4
2
–
–
–
–
6
V
1
1
–
2
–
–
4
Σ
13
11
9
6
0
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1an 3av 1
C
ca 5ch 3cl 3
E
el 2en 3ev 1
H
ha 1he 3
L
la 2le 2
N
na 5ne 1
V
va 3ve 1
All 40 answers
180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
anal1
annal5
anneal6
★avalanchepangram16
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
cane1
canna5
chance6
chancel7
channel7
clan1
clean5
clench6
elan1
eleven6
enclave7
enhance7
enlace6
even1
haven5
heaven6
hence5
henna5
lance5
lane1
lean1
leaven6
naan1
nana1
naval5
nave1
navel5
nene1
valance7
valence7
vane1
venal5