NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 14, 2022
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
invalidly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
D
4
7
1
2
–
–
1
15
I
2
1
2
1
–
1
–
7
L
3
1
–
1
1
–
–
6
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
V
–
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
Σ
11
13
5
6
1
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
av 2
D
da 6di 8dy 1
I
id 3in 4
L
la 4li 2
N
na 2
V
va 3vi 3
All 38 answers
182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★avid1
avidly6
daddy5
daily5
dally5
dandily7
dandy5
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
diva1
divan5
divvy5
dyad1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
inlaid6
inland6
invalid7
★invalidlypangram16
lady1
laid1
land1
landlady8
livid5
lividly7
nada1
naiad5
valid5
validly7
vandal6
viand5
vivid5
vividly7