NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 14, 2022
Longest word
unilingual
10 letters
Top scorer
inaugural
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
3
2
4
2
1
–
13
G
4
1
1
3
3
–
–
12
I
–
1
1
1
1
1
–
5
L
5
1
3
3
1
–
–
13
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
2
1
2
–
–
–
7
U
1
2
2
–
–
1
1
7
Σ
14
10
10
13
7
3
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 6ar 2au 4
G
ga 1gl 3gr 1gu 7
I
ig 1in 4
L
li 1lu 12
N
nu 1
R
ru 7
U
ul 2un 3ur 2
All 58 answers
322 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★alluringpangram15
angular7
annual6
annul5
annular7
annuli6
annulling9
arguing7
arugula7
augur5
auguring8
aura1
aural5
gauging7
glug1
glugging8
gluing6
granular8
guar1
gulag5
gull1
gulling7
gunning7
gurgling8
guru1
iguana6
★inauguralpangram16
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
linguini8
luau1
lugging7
luging6
lull1
lulling7
lulu1
luna1
lunar5
lung1
lunging7
lunula6
luring6
null1
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
ruling6
rung1
running7
rural5
ulna1
ulnar5
unilingual10
unrig5
unrigging9
urging6
urinal6