NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 23, 2022
Longest word
defaulted
9 letters
Top scorer
defaulted
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
1
2
1
–
5
D
6
1
5
3
–
1
16
E
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
F
4
3
6
4
–
–
17
L
5
–
3
–
–
–
8
T
3
2
3
–
–
–
8
U
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
Σ
18
9
19
10
2
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3al 2
D
de 4du 12
E
el 2et 1
F
fa 3fe 3fl 6fu 5
L
la 2lu 6
T
ta 1tu 7
U
ul 2
All 59 answers
293 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adulate7
adulated8
adult5
allude6
alluded7
★defaultpangram14
★defaultedpangram16
delude6
deluded7
dual1
dude1
duded5
duel1
dueled6
duet1
duetted7
duff1
duffel6
duffle6
dull1
dulled6
elude5
eluded6
etude5
fateful7
fault5
★faultedpangram14
feud1
feudal6
feuded6
flauta6
flue1
fluff5
fluffed7
flute5
fluted6
fuddle6
fuddled7
fuel1
fueled6
full1
laud1
lauded6
luau1
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lute1
luteal6
taut1
tuffet6
tuft1
tufted6
tulle5
tutee5
tutted6
tutu1
ululate7
ululated8