NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Longest word
crapping
8 letters
Top scorer
crapping
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
1
1
4
–
–
6
C
3
6
5
4
2
20
G
–
–
–
1
–
1
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
1
–
–
2
P
1
1
2
2
1
7
R
–
1
2
–
–
3
Σ
6
10
14
7
3
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ar 3
C
ca 11ci 3cr 6
G
gr 1
I
ic 1
N
na 1ni 1
P
pa 2pi 2pr 3
R
ra 1ri 2
All 40 answers
234 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acing5
arcana6
arcing6
arnica6
caging6
cairn5
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
capping7
caring6
carp1
carpi5
★carpingpangram14
cigar5
circa5
cirri5
crag1
crania6
craning7
crap1
★crappingpangram15
cringing8
gracing7
icing5
narc1
niacin6
pacing6
panic5
pica1
picnic6
★prancingpangram15
priapic7
pricing7
racing6
ricin5
ricing6