NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
infliction
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
1
2
5
2
1
1
1
13
F
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
4
I
3
1
2
1
–
–
1
8
L
4
–
1
–
–
–
–
5
N
1
–
1
–
–
1
1
4
O
1
1
–
–
–
1
–
3
T
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
13
7
10
5
1
3
3
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 1co 12
F
fi 2fl 1fo 1
I
ic 2in 5io 1
L
li 2lo 3
N
no 4
O
oc 1on 2
T
ti 3to 2
All 42 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clinic6
cocoon6
coffin6
coin1
colon5
colonic7
concoct7
concoction10
confit6
★conflictpangram15
conic5
cotillion9
cotton6
fiction7
finito6
flint5
font1
icon1
iconic6
infill6
inflict7
★inflictionpangram17
info1
into1
ionic5
lint1
lion1
loin1
loon1
lotion6
nonfiction10
nonillion9
noon1
notion6
octillion9
onion5
onto1
tinct5
tinfoil7
tint1
tonic5
toon1