NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 21, 2022
Longest word
lifeblood
9 letters
Top scorer
lifeblood
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
2
1
5
–
1
–
9
D
1
–
3
2
–
–
6
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
14
7
11
3
–
–
35
L
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
9
19
6
1
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 4bi 4bo 1
D
de 4do 2
E
ed 1
F
fe 6fi 12fl 6fo 11
L
li 2
O
of 1
All 54 answers
243 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beef1
beefed6
befell6
belief6
biff1
biffed6
bifold6
billfold8
boffo5
defied6
defile6
defiled7
deified7
doff1
doffed6
edified7
feeble6
feed1
feel1
felid5
fell1
felled6
fibbed6
fiddle6
fiddled7
fief1
field5
fielded7
fife1
fifed5
file1
filed5
fill1
filled6
fled1
flee1
flied5
floe1
flood5
flooded7
fobbed6
foible6
foil1
foiled6
fold1
folded6
folio5
food1
foodie6
fool1
fooled6
life1
★lifebloodpangram16
offed5