NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Longest word
outgunning
10 letters
Top scorer
quoting
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.6
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
Σ
G
3
1
–
6
–
–
–
10
I
–
1
1
–
3
1
–
6
N
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
2
1
1
–
1
6
Q
–
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
T
1
–
3
8
1
–
–
13
U
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
4
3
9
17
7
1
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 2go 6gu 2
I
ig 2in 4
N
no 2
O
on 1ou 5
Q
qi 1qu 2
T
ti 2to 8tu 3
U
un 2
All 42 answers
274 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gigging7
ginning7
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
gout1
gunning7
gutting7
igniting8
ignition8
ingot5
inning6
intoning8
intuiting9
noggin6
noting6
ongoing7
outgo5
outgoing8
outgun6
outgunning10
outing6
qigong6
quitting8
★quotingpangram14
tinging7
tinting7
togging7
tong1
tonging7
tonguing8
toning6
tooting7
toting6
touting7
tugging7
tuning6
tutting7
uniting7
untuning8