NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 7, 2022
Longest word
cannellini
10 letters
Top scorer
appliance
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
2
1
3
–
1
1
–
8
C
7
6
6
–
1
2
1
23
E
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
I
–
1
2
1
–
–
1
5
L
3
2
1
–
1
–
–
7
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
P
2
6
3
3
2
–
1
17
Σ
16
17
17
5
5
3
3
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3al 2ap 3
C
ca 12ce 3ci 1cl 7
E
en 1ep 2
I
ic 1il 1in 2ip 1
L
la 4le 1li 2
N
ni 3
P
pa 4pe 8pi 4pl 1
All 66 answers
363 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acne1
alliance8
alpaca6
apace5
apiece6
★appliancepangram16
call1
calla5
canal5
canape6
cancan6
cancel6
cane1
canine6
canna5
cannellini10
cape1
★capellinipangram16
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
clan1
clap1
clean5
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
clip1
enlace6
epic1
epicene7
icicle6
iliac5
incipience10
incline7
ipecac6
lace1
laic1
laical6
lance5
lenience8
lice1
lilac5
niacin6
nice1
niece5
pace1
palace6
panacea7
panic5
peace5
pecan5
★pelicanpangram14
pellicle8
penance7
pence5
pencil6
penicillin10
pica1
picnic6
piece5
★pinnaclepangram15
place5