NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 7, 2022
Longest word
acclimate
9 letters
Top scorer
acclimate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
3
2
–
1
9
C
7
8
2
4
3
1
25
E
–
3
2
1
2
–
8
I
–
1
2
1
–
–
4
L
3
2
2
3
–
–
10
M
3
3
1
1
1
–
9
T
2
2
1
2
1
–
8
Σ
17
20
13
14
7
2
73
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 8at 1
C
ca 12ce 4ci 2cl 7
E
ec 2el 3em 3
I
ic 1il 2it 1
L
la 7li 3
M
ma 3me 2mi 4
T
ta 7ti 1
All 73 answers
388 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acclaim7
★acclimatepangram16
acetal6
acetate7
acetic6
acme1
attic5
cacti5
calcite7
call1
calla5
calm1
came1
camel5
camellia8
cami1
catcall7
cattail7
cattle6
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cellmate8
cilia5
cite1
claim5
clam1
cleat5
climactic9
★climatepangram14
climatic8
clime5
eclat5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elicit6
emaciate8
emcee5
emetic6
icicle6
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
lactic6
laic1
laical6
lattice7
lice1
licit5
lilac5
mace1
malic5
malice6
mecca5
★metallicpangram15
mica1
mice1
mimetic7
mimic5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactile7
talc1
titmice7