NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Longest word
decadence
9 letters
Top scorer
changed
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
1
–
2
1
–
–
4
C
1
2
4
3
–
–
10
D
2
1
2
–
1
1
7
E
–
1
3
3
1
–
8
G
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
H
2
3
2
1
–
–
8
N
5
–
2
–
–
–
7
Σ
13
7
16
9
2
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ad 2ag 1
C
ca 6ch 4
D
da 3de 4
E
en 8
G
ga 3ge 1
H
ha 4he 4
N
na 4ne 3
All 48 answers
239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
addend6
addenda7
agenda6
cadence7
cancan6
cane1
caned5
canna5
canned6
chance6
chanced7
change6
★changedpangram14
dance5
danced6
dang1
deaden6
deadened8
dean1
decadence9
encage6
encaged7
ended5
engage6
engaged7
enhance7
enhanced8
ennead6
ganache7
gang1
ganged6
gene1
hand1
handed6
hang1
hanged6
hence5
henge5
henna5
hennaed7
naan1
nada1
nagged6
nana1
need1
needed6
nene1