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.
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