NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 5, 2022
Longest word
commencement
12 letters
Top scorer
committeemen
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.9
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
11
12
Σ
C
7
4
6
6
1
3
5
1
2
35
E
–
1
2
1
3
–
1
–
–
8
I
1
1
4
–
1
2
1
1
1
12
M
1
2
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
6
N
1
2
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
7
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
11
13
15
9
8
6
7
2
3
74
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2ci 1co 32
E
ec 2em 4en 2
I
ic 3im 1in 7io 1
M
mi 4mn 1mo 1
N
ne 1ni 3no 3
O
oc 1on 1
T
te 1ti 2to 1
All 74 answers
496 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cement6
cent1
cite1
cocci5
cocoon6
coin1
come1
comet5
comic5
commence8
commencement12
comment7
commit6
★commitmentpangram17
committee9
★committeemenpangram19
common6
commotion9
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
conic5
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
contentment11
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
economic8
ecotone7
emcee5
emetic6
eminence8
★emoticonpangram15
entice6
enticement10
icemen6
icon1
iconic6
imminence9
incite6
incitement10
income6
incontinence12
incontinent11
innocence9
innocent8
ionic5
mice1
mimetic7
mimic5
mince5
mnemonic8
monotonic9
neocon6
nice1
nicotine8
niece5
nonce5
noncom6
notice6
octet5
once1
tectonic8
tinct5
titmice7
tonic5