NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 13, 2022
Longest word
coldcocked
10 letters
Top scorer
wedlock
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
C
3
2
3
1
1
–
1
11
D
3
1
3
–
–
–
–
7
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
L
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
W
2
–
–
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
14
3
9
2
2
0
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 2co 9
D
de 5do 2
E
ek 1
K
ke 2ko 1
L
le 1lo 4
W
we 2wo 2
All 31 answers
130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clock5
clocked7
cock1
cocked6
cockle6
coke1
coked5
coldcock8
coldcocked10
cook1
cooked6
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deke1
deked5
dock1
docked6
eked1
keel1
keeled6
kook1
leek1
lock1
locked6
look1
looked6
★wedlockpangram14
week1
woke1
woodcock8