NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 17, 2022
Longest word
whippoorwill
12 letters
Top scorer
whippoorwill
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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.
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8
9
10
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12
Σ
H
2
1
2
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5
L
3
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1
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1
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5
O
1
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1
P
10
3
2
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15
R
2
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2
W
2
2
2
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1
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1
8
Σ
20
6
7
0
1
1
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
hi 1ho 4
L
li 1lo 4
O
ol 1
P
pi 1pl 2po 8pr 4
R
ro 2
W
wh 5wi 1wo 2
All 36 answers
135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★hippo5
hollow6
hoop1
horror6
howl1
lipo1
loll1
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
olio1
pillow6
plop1
plow1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pooh1
pool1
poop1
poor1
powwow6
prior5
prop1
prow1
prowl5
roil1
roll1
★whippoorwillpangram19
★whirlpoolpangram16
whoop5
whop1
whorl5
willow6
woohoo6
wool1