NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Longest word
deactivated
11 letters
Top scorer
deactivated
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
10
11
Σ
A
1
–
3
1
2
2
–
–
9
C
2
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
D
2
1
3
4
2
1
2
1
16
E
1
3
1
2
–
–
–
–
7
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
V
2
1
3
2
1
–
–
–
9
Σ
8
9
11
9
6
4
2
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ad 3av 3
C
ca 4ci 2
D
da 1de 9di 6
E
ea 2ev 5
I
iv 1
T
ti 2
V
va 2ve 1vi 6
All 50 answers
332 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★activate8
★activatedpangram16
active6
★addictivepangram16
additive8
advice6
aviate6
aviated7
avid1
cava1
cave1
caveat6
caved5
civet5
civic5
dative6
★deactivatepangram17
★deactivatedpangram18
deceive7
deceived8
★dedicativepangram17
detective9
deviate7
deviated8
device6
diva1
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
divvied7
eave1
eaved5
evade5
evaded6
evict5
evicted7
evictee7
ivied5
titivate8
titivated9
vacate6
vacated7
vetted6
vice1
vied1
vitiate7
vitiated8
vivace6
vivid5