NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 2, 2022
Longest word
flavorful
9 letters
Top scorer
flavorful
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
9
Σ
A
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
F
9
7
2
1
1
1
21
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
14
11
2
2
1
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3al 2
F
fa 5fl 7fo 5fr 1fu 3
L
lo 2
O
of 1
R
ro 1ru 1
All 31 answers
119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
afoul5
afro1
alfalfa7
aloof5
fall1
falloff7
farro5
fava1
favor5
flavor6
★flavorfulpangram16
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fluff5
foal1
fool1
fora1
foul1
four1
froufrou8
full1
furl1
furor5
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
roof1
ruff1