NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Longest word
acceptance
10 letters
Top scorer
expectant
16 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
A
1
2
1
–
–
–
1
5
C
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
3
E
1
1
2
–
–
1
–
5
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
10
5
1
5
2
–
–
23
T
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
17
9
7
5
2
1
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ap 3
C
ca 3
E
ep 1ex 4
N
na 1ne 1
P
pa 11pe 12
T
ta 2te 2
All 42 answers
181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accept6
acceptance10
apace5
apex1
apnea5
canape6
cape1
catnap6
epee1
except6
expat5
expect6
★expectantpangram16
nape1
neap1
pace1
pact1
paean5
panacea7
pancetta8
pane1
pant1
papa1
pate1
patent6
patentee8
peace5
peat1
pecan5
peccant7
peen1
peep1
penance7
pence5
pennant7
penne5
pent1
pentane7
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
tepee5