NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 19, 2022
Longest word
julienne
8 letters
Top scorer
juvenile
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
E
2
1
1
1
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5
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
J
2
–
1
–
2
5
L
5
4
–
–
–
9
N
2
–
–
–
–
2
U
–
–
2
1
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3
V
4
1
1
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6
Σ
15
7
5
2
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1en 2ev 2
I
in 1
J
je 2ji 1ju 2
L
le 2li 6lu 1
N
ne 1ni 1
U
un 3
V
ve 4vi 2
All 31 answers
117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eleven6
enliven7
ennui5
even1
evil1
innie5
jejune6
jell1
jive1
julienne8
★juvenilepangram15
levee5
level5
lien1
lieu1
line1
linen5
live1
liven5
lune1
nene1
nine1
uneven6
unlevel7
unveil6
veil1
vein1
venue5
venule6
vile1
vine1