You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 4, 2022

Longest word
bicyclic
8 letters
Top scorer
publicly
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
4
2
1
1
8
C
3
2
5
I
1
1
2
L
3
1
4
P
4
2
1
1
8
Σ
15
6
4
0
2
27

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

B
bi 3bl 1bu 4
C
cl 3cu 1cy 1
I
ic 1il 1
L
li 2lu 2
P
pi 1pu 7

All 27 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bicyclic8
bill1
billy5
blip1
bubbly6
bulb1
bull1
bully5
clip1
club1
clubby6
cull1
cyclic6
icily5
illy1
lily1
lippy5
lull1
lulu1
pill1
public6
publiclypangram15
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pulpy5
pupil5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.