NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Longest word
illicitly
9 letters
Top scorer
docility
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
C
7
2
3
2
–
–
14
D
3
4
1
–
1
–
9
I
4
2
–
2
–
1
9
L
6
2
–
1
–
–
9
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
6
–
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
28
11
5
5
1
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 3co 10cy 1
D
di 4do 5
I
ic 1id 5il 3
L
li 4lo 5
O
od 1oi 1ol 1
T
ti 3to 4
All 51 answers
172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clod1
clot1
cloy1
codicil7
coil1
cold1
coldly6
colic5
colloid7
colt1
cool1
coolly6
coyly5
cyclic6
diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
★docilitypangram15
doily5
doll1
dolly5
dolt1
icily5
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
idyllic7
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
loci1
loco1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
oddly5
oily1
olio1
tidily6
till1
tilt1
toil1
told1
toll1
tool1