NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 9, 2022
Longest word
towelette
9 letters
Top scorer
letdown
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
D
1
3
1
1
1
–
7
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
L
1
1
–
2
–
–
4
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
T
2
5
–
3
1
1
12
W
10
2
11
–
–
–
23
Σ
16
15
13
7
2
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 4dw 3
E
en 2
L
le 2lo 2
N
ne 3
O
ow 3
T
to 5tw 7
W
we 13wo 10
All 54 answers
250 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dowel5
down1
downed6
downtown8
dwell5
dwelled7
dwelt5
endow5
endowed7
★letdownpangram14
lewd1
lowdown7
lowed5
newel5
newt1
newton6
owed1
owlet5
owned5
towed5
towel5
toweled7
towelette9
town1
twee1
tweed5
tweedle7
tweedled8
tween5
tweet5
tweeted7
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
weld1
welded6
well1
welled6
welt1
welted6
wend1
wended6
went1
wetted6
wont1
wonton6
wood1
wooded6
wooden6
wooed5
wool1
woolen6
woot1
wowed5