NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 20, 2022
Longest word
applejack
9 letters
Top scorer
applejack
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
–
2
4
–
1
1
8
C
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
J
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
K
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
6
1
–
–
–
–
7
P
6
2
3
–
–
–
11
Σ
19
7
9
0
1
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3ap 5
C
ca 3ce 1cl 2
J
ja 1je 1
K
ka 1ke 2
L
la 4le 3
P
pa 7pe 2pl 2
All 37 answers
132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alack5
allele6
alpaca6
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
★applejackpangram16
cackle6
call1
calla5
cell1
clack5
clap1
jackal6
jell1
kale1
keel1
kelp1
lace1
lack1
lake1
lapel5
leak1
leap1
leek1
paella6
palace6
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palp1
papal5
peal1
peel1
place5
plea1