NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 15, 2022
Longest word
meditative
10 letters
Top scorer
meditative
17 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
2
–
–
1
–
–
4
D
3
1
5
–
1
–
–
10
E
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
4
I
2
–
–
1
1
2
–
6
M
15
8
3
1
3
1
1
32
T
4
3
3
1
1
–
–
12
Σ
26
15
11
5
7
3
1
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ai 1am 1
D
da 3de 4di 3
E
ed 2em 2
I
im 5it 1
M
ma 12me 15mi 5
T
ta 3te 6ti 3
All 68 answers
302 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★admit5
admitted8
aimed5
amid1
dame1
dammed6
dammit6
deem1
deemed6
demit5
demitted8
diadem6
dime1
dimmed6
edamame7
edema5
emit1
emitted7
imam1
imitate7
imitated8
imitative9
immediate9
item1
madam5
madame6
made1
maid1
maim1
maimed6
mama1
mamma5
mate1
mated5
matte5
matted6
mead1
meat1
media5
mediate7
mediated8
meditate8
meditated9
★meditativepangram17
meet1
meme1
memed5
meta1
metadata8
mete1
meted5
midi1
mime1
mimed5
mite1
mitt1
tame1
tamed5
tatami6
team1
teamed6
teammate8
teatime7
teem1
teemed6
time1
timed5
timid5