NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 9, 2022
Longest word
abracadabra
11 letters
Top scorer
backyard
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
10
11
Σ
A
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
1
4
B
8
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
11
C
4
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
10
D
4
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
11
2
2
1
0
0
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ar 1
B
ba 9br 2
C
ca 6cr 4
D
da 2dr 3dy 1
K
ka 1
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1
All 36 answers
126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
abbacy6
abracadabra11
array5
baba1
babka5
baby1
back1
★backyardpangram15
barb1
bard1
bark1
barrack7
brad1
bray1
cabby5
caddy5
caky1
carb1
card1
carry5
crab1
crabby6
crack5
crybaby7
daddy5
dark1
drab1
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
kayak5
rack1
racy1
radar5
yard1