NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 22, 2022
Longest word
inhabitant
10 letters
Top scorer
inhabiting
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
B
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
H
4
2
1
6
–
–
–
13
I
–
–
–
2
–
–
3
5
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
3
3
1
1
1
–
–
9
Σ
10
8
2
10
1
0
3
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
ba 3bi 1
H
ha 8hi 5
I
in 5
N
ni 3
T
ta 1th 6ti 2
All 34 answers
184 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★baht1
bath1
★bathingpangram14
bight5
habit5
habitat7
hang1
hanging7
hath1
hatha5
hating6
hatting7
high1
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
inhabit7
inhabitant10
★inhabitingpangram17
inhibit7
inhibiting10
nigh1
night5
ninth5
tahini6
than1
that1
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
tight5
tithing7