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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Longest word
chapping
8 letters
Top scorer
chapping
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
5
6 letters
8
7 letters
8
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
2
2
C
2
1
2
5
G
1
1
N
2
2
P
5
3
7
5
1
21
Σ
7
5
8
8
3
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 2
C
ca 1ch 4
G
ga 1
N
na 1ni 1
P
pa 10pi 11

All 31 answers

167 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apian5
aping5
capping7
chap1
chappingpangram15
chip1
chipping8
gaping6
napping7
nipping7
pacing6
pagan5
paging6
pain1
paining7
pang1
panic5
panini6
panning7
papa1
pica1
picnic6
pigging7
pinch5
pinching8
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
piping6
pippin6
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