NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 5, 2022
Longest word
offhanded
9 letters
Top scorer
offhanded
16 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
9
Σ
A
2
1
1
1
–
–
5
D
2
1
4
–
3
–
10
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
F
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
H
2
2
1
2
–
–
7
N
9
–
2
–
–
–
11
O
–
1
1
1
1
1
5
Σ
17
6
12
4
4
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ae 1an 2
D
de 7do 3
E
en 2
F
fa 1fe 2fo 1
H
ha 3he 2ho 2
N
na 3ne 4no 4
O
od 1of 4
All 44 answers
195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addend6
addenda7
aeon1
anode5
anon1
deaden6
deadened8
deafen6
deafened8
dean1
defend6
defended8
done1
donee5
donned6
ended5
ennead6
fanned6
fend1
fended6
fond1
hand1
handed6
handoff7
henna5
hennaed7
hone1
honed5
naan1
nada1
nana1
need1
needed6
nene1
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
noon1
odeon5
offend6
offended8
offhand7
★offhandedpangram16