NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 16, 2022
Longest word
excellence
10 letters
Top scorer
lexicon
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
C
5
7
3
3
–
–
–
18
E
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
3
I
1
1
2
1
–
1
–
6
L
3
–
–
1
1
–
–
5
N
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
12
12
6
5
1
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 2co 13
E
ex 3
I
ic 3in 2io 1
L
le 2li 1lo 2
N
ne 1ni 2no 1
O
ol 1on 1
All 38 answers
177 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
cello5
clinic6
clone5
cocci5
cocoon6
coil1
coin1
colic5
colleen7
collie6
colon5
colonel7
colonic7
cone1
conic5
cool1
excel5
excellence10
exec1
icicle6
icon1
iconic6
incline7
innocence9
ionic5
lenience8
★lexiconpangram14
lice1
loci1
loco1
neocon6
nice1
niece5
nonce5
oleic5
once1