NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 26, 2022
Longest word
paranoia
8 letters
Top scorer
paranoid
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
2
2
–
3
–
7
D
2
3
–
–
–
5
I
1
–
2
–
–
3
N
2
2
–
1
–
5
O
–
1
2
1
–
4
P
3
3
3
–
2
11
R
4
3
2
–
2
11
Σ
14
14
9
5
4
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 3ap 1ar 2
D
di 2dr 3
I
in 2ir 1
N
na 2no 3
O
on 1op 2or 1
P
pa 6pi 3po 1pr 1
R
ra 9ri 2
All 46 answers
219 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airdrop7
andiron7
android7
anion5
apian5
aria1
arid1
dinar5
dino1
drain5
drip1
droid5
indoor6
inroad6
iron1
nadir5
naiad5
noir1
nonpaid7
nori1
onion5
opinion7
opioid6
ordain6
paid1
pain1
pair1
panini6
paranoia8
★paranoidpangram15
piano5
pinion6
pippin6
podia5
prior5
radian6
radii5
radio5
raid1
rain1
★raindroppangram15
rani1
rapid5
rapini6
rind1
riparian8