NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 1, 2022
Longest word
munchkin
8 letters
Top scorer
munchkin
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
C
1
3
–
–
–
4
H
1
1
–
–
–
2
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
K
1
–
–
–
–
1
M
2
2
–
1
1
6
N
1
–
–
1
1
3
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
7
6
1
2
2
18
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 2ci 1cu 1
H
hu 2
I
in 1
K
ki 1
M
mi 4mu 2
N
ni 1nu 2
U
un 1
All 18 answers
80 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chin1
chunk5
cinch5
cumin5
hunch5
hunk1
inch1
kink1
mini1
minim5
minimum7
mink1
munch5
★munchkinpangram15
nick1
nunchuck8
nunchuk7
unkink6