NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 5, 2022
Longest word
expounded
9 letters
Top scorer
expounded
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
Σ
D
3
2
2
–
2
–
9
E
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
P
9
2
7
1
–
–
19
U
2
3
1
1
2
–
9
Σ
18
8
12
3
5
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 5do 2du 2
E
ep 2ex 5
N
no 1
O
op 2
P
pe 10po 8pu 1
U
un 4up 5
All 47 answers
214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deep1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
dope1
doped5
dupe1
duped5
epee1
epode5
expend6
expended8
expo1
★expoundpangram14
★expoundedpangram16
nope1
open1
opened6
peed1
peen1
peep1
peeped6
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
peon1
pepped6
pond1
pone1
poop1
pooped6
pope1
popped6
pound5
pounded7
punned6
unopen6
unopened8
unpen5
unpenned8
updo1
upend5
upended7
upon1
upped5