NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
chalked
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
A
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
C
1
4
1
3
–
–
–
9
D
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
12
1
7
1
1
–
–
22
L
1
2
–
2
–
–
–
5
Σ
16
10
8
6
2
0
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ah 1
C
ca 2ch 7
D
da 1de 2
E
ea 1
H
ha 8he 14
L
le 5
All 43 answers
189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
ached5
ahead5
cache5
cached6
chad1
chalk5
★chalkedpangram14
challah7
check5
checked7
cheek5
dacha5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
each1
hack1
hacked6
hackle6
haka1
hake1
halal5
hale1
hall1
head1
headache8
headed6
heal1
healed6
heck1
heckle6
heckled7
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
leach5
leached7
lech1
leech5
leeched7