NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Longest word
deadfall
8 letters
Top scorer
flatbed
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
–
–
–
2
–
2
B
1
–
4
1
–
6
D
3
2
1
1
4
11
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
16
8
4
3
2
33
L
2
–
1
1
–
4
T
–
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
22
10
11
9
6
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 1
B
ba 2be 4
D
da 1de 10
E
ef 1
F
fa 9fe 16fl 8
L
le 4
T
ta 1
All 58 answers
256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affable7
alfalfa7
baffle6
baffled7
beef1
beefed6
befall6
befell6
daft1
deadfall8
deaf1
defat5
defatted8
defeat6
defeated8
deflate7
deflated8
deft1
delft5
effete6
fable5
fabled6
fade1
faded5
falafel7
fall1
fatal5
fate1
fated5
feat1
feeble6
feed1
feel1
feet1
fell1
fella5
fellate7
fellated8
felled6
felt1
feta1
fetal5
fete1
feted5
fettle6
flab1
flat1
★flatbedpangram14
flatfeet8
flea1
fled1
flee1
fleet5
leaf1
leafed6
leaflet7
left1
taffeta7