NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 9, 2022
Longest word
annotating
10 letters
Top scorer
innovating
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.6
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
A
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
10
G
3
3
–
2
–
–
–
8
I
2
1
–
–
2
–
6
11
N
2
–
4
1
2
1
1
11
O
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
4
T
4
1
3
3
1
1
–
13
V
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
7
9
9
6
4
9
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2an 6at 1av 1
G
gi 1go 7
I
ig 1in 9io 1
N
na 2no 9
O
on 3ov 1
T
ta 4to 9
V
vo 1
All 58 answers
354 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agitation9
agog1
anion5
annotating10
annotation10
anoint6
anointing9
anon1
atoning7
aviation8
gigaton7
goat1
going5
gong1
gonging7
gonna5
goon1
gotta5
ignition8
ingot5
initiation10
★innovatingpangram17
innovation10
into1
intonating10
intonation10
intoning8
invitation10
iota1
nation6
★navigationpangram17
noggin6
nonagon7
nonvoting9
noon1
notating8
notation8
noting6
notion6
nova1
ongoing7
onion5
onto1
ovation7
tango5
tangoing8
tattoo6
tattooing9
toga1
togging7
tong1
tonging7
toning6
toon1
toot1
tooting7
toting6
voting6