NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 16, 2022
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
haircut
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
2
2
2
1
–
1
8
C
4
5
3
1
1
2
16
H
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
4
1
–
–
–
5
U
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
13
6
3
1
3
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ar 4at 2
C
ca 2ch 9ci 4cr 1
H
ha 2hi 1
I
it 1
R
ra 1ri 1
T
ta 2ti 1tr 1tu 1
U
ur 1
All 36 answers
174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
archaic7
arctic6
aria1
arthritic9
atria5
attic5
cacti5
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chihuahua9
chit1
chitchat8
circa5
circuit7
cirri5
citric6
critic6
hair1
★haircutpangram14
hitch5
itch1
raita5
rich1
tacit5
tactic6
tiara5
trait5
tutti5
uric1