NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 1, 2022
Longest word
definitive
10 letters
Top scorer
definitive
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
D
1
–
3
2
2
1
1
10
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
F
9
6
4
2
–
–
–
21
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
3
4
T
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
V
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
11
6
8
5
4
1
4
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 9di 1
E
ed 1ef 1
F
fe 9fi 12
I
id 1in 3
T
ti 1
V
vi 1
All 39 answers
212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★defend6
defended8
defied6
define6
defined7
definite8
★definitivepangram17
deft1
deified7
diffident9
edified7
effete6
feed1
feet1
feint5
feinted7
fend1
fended6
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fief1
fiend5
fife1
fifed5
fifteen7
find1
fine1
fined5
finite6
finned6
fitted6
five1
identified10
indefinite10
infinite8
infinitive10
tiff1
vivified8