NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 11, 2022
Longest word
legalized
9 letters
Top scorer
legalized
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
5
1
1
–
–
9
D
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
E
2
3
1
1
1
–
8
G
13
6
12
2
–
–
33
I
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
L
–
3
2
–
1
1
7
Z
–
–
3
–
–
1
4
Σ
17
17
19
6
3
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 3al 5
D
de 2
E
ea 2ed 2eg 2el 2
G
ga 12ge 6gi 7gl 8
I
il 1
L
la 1le 5li 1
Z
za 1zi 3
All 64 answers
307 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adage5
agaze5
aged1
agile5
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
alleged7
deglaze7
deglazed8
eagle5
eagled6
edge1
edged5
egad1
egged5
elegize7
elegized8
gadded6
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
gall1
galled6
gaze1
gazed5
gazelle7
geez1
geld1
gelded6
gelee5
gelid5
gelled6
gigged6
giggle6
giggled7
gild1
gilded6
gill1
gilled6
glad1
glade5
glaze5
glazed6
glee1
glia1
glide5
glided6
illegal7
lagged6
ledge5
legal5
legalize8
★legalizedpangram16
legged6
liege5
zagged6
zigged6
zigzag6
zigzagged9