NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Longest word
knickknack
10 letters
Top scorer
backing
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
Σ
A
1
3
1
–
–
–
–
5
B
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
C
–
2
5
2
–
–
–
9
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
1
1
–
1
1
–
1
5
N
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
5
7
7
5
1
0
1
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ac 3
B
ba 3
C
ca 9
I
ic 1
K
ki 3kn 2
N
ni 3
All 26 answers
142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
aback5
acacia6
acai1
acing5
back1
★backingpangram14
banc1
cabana6
cabbing7
cabin5
caging6
caking6
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
icing5
kick1
kickback8
kicking7
knack5
knickknack10
niacin6
nick1
nicking7