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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 8, 2022

Longest word
billiard
8 letters
Top scorer
blizzard
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
7
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
4

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
3
1
4
B
4
2
2
3
11
D
2
1
3
L
4
1
5
R
5
4
2
1
12
Σ
18
7
5
1
4
35

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ai 1ar 3
B
ba 3bi 3bl 1br 4
D
dr 3
L
la 2li 3
R
ra 9ri 3

All 35 answers

129 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airball7
aria1
arid1
aril1
barb1
bard1
bazaar6
billiard8
biradial8
bird1
blizzardpangram15
brad1
braid5
briar5
bridal6
drab1
drib1
drill5
lair1
lard1
liar1
lira1
lizard6
rabbi5
rabid5
radar5
radial6
radii5
raid1
rail1
railbird8
razz1
rial1
ribald6
rill1
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