NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 18, 2022
Longest word
affiliate
9 letters
Top scorer
infantile
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
–
–
1
2
–
1
4
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
F
21
10
10
6
2
–
49
I
–
–
2
1
1
1
5
L
4
–
1
1
1
–
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
–
–
2
–
–
3
Σ
27
11
15
12
4
2
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2al 1an 1
E
ef 1el 1
F
fa 9fe 14fi 14fl 12
I
in 5
L
le 4li 3
N
na 1
T
ta 2ti 1
All 71 answers
327 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affiant7
affiliate9
alfalfa7
antifa6
effete6
elfin5
fail1
faint5
falafel7
fall1
fallen6
fantail7
fatal5
fate1
fatten6
feat1
feel1
feet1
feint5
feline6
fell1
fella5
fellate7
felt1
fennel6
feta1
fetal5
fete1
fettle6
fiat1
fief1
fife1
fifteen7
file1
filet5
filial6
fill1
fillet6
final5
finale6
fine1
finial6
finite6
flail5
flan1
flannel7
flat1
flatfeet8
★flatlinepangram15
flatten7
flea1
flee1
fleet5
flint5
flit1
infant6
★infantilepangram16
infill6
infinite8
★inflatepangram14
leaf1
leaflet7
left1
leftie6
life1
lifeline8
lift1
naif1
taffeta7
tailfin7
tiff1