NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 8, 2022
Longest word
lallygagging
12 letters
Top scorer
analyzing
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
A
1
1
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
6
G
–
3
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
I
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
L
2
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
1
8
N
–
3
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Z
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
6
11
7
1
5
1
0
0
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4an 2
G
ga 4gi 1gl 1
I
il 1in 2
L
la 6li 1ly 1
N
na 3ni 1
Y
ya 1
Z
za 2zi 2
All 32 answers
178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
allaying8
ally1
allying7
anally6
★analyzingpangram16
gaily5
gainly6
gangly6
gayly5
giggly6
glazy5
illy1
inlay5
inlaying8
laggy5
lallygag8
lallygagging12
laying6
lazily6
lazy1
lily1
lying5
naggy5
nanny5
nannying8
ninny5
yang1
zanily6
zany1
zigzaggy8
zingy5