NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 13, 2022
Longest word
contortion
10 letters
Top scorer
friction
15 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
C
3
3
3
1
1
–
2
13
F
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
N
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
R
6
2
2
–
–
–
–
10
T
6
2
2
2
–
–
–
12
Σ
19
10
9
3
2
0
2
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 3co 6cr 4
F
fo 1fr 2
I
in 1ir 2
N
ni 2no 2
R
ri 4ro 6
T
to 7tr 5
All 45 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cirri5
citric6
citron6
coir1
confront8
contort7
contortion10
contrition10
corn1
critic6
croc1
croci5
croon5
fort1
★frictionpangram15
front5
intro5
iron1
ironic6
nitric6
nitro5
noir1
nori1
ricin5
riff1
rift1
riot1
rococo6
roof1
root1
roti1
rotini6
rotor5
tori1
toric5
torii5
torn1
toro1
tort1
tortoni7
tricorn7
tricot6
trio1
triton6
trot1