NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 6, 2022
Longest word
applicable
10 letters
Top scorer
applicable
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
3
–
–
–
1
7
B
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
C
5
6
3
1
1
1
–
17
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
L
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
P
2
3
1
–
1
1
–
8
Σ
12
14
10
2
3
2
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ac 2al 1ap 3
B
ba 1bi 2
C
ca 9ce 4ci 1cl 3
E
ep 1
I
ic 1il 1ip 1
L
la 3li 2
P
pa 2pe 3pi 2pl 1
All 44 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
acacia6
acai1
alpaca6
apace5
apiece6
★applicablepangram17
bacilli7
biblical8
bicep5
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
call1
calla5
callable8
capable7
cape1
celeb5
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
clap1
clip1
★clippablepangram16
epic1
icicle6
iliac5
ipecac6
lace1
laic1
laical6
lice1
lilac5
pace1
palace6
peace5
peaceable9
pellicle8
pica1
piece5
place5