NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 21, 2022
Longest word
inconvenienced
14 letters
Top scorer
inconvenienced
21 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
9
10
11
12
13
14
Σ
C
1
2
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2
4
2
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1
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12
D
2
1
5
4
3
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–
–
–
–
–
15
E
1
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4
1
1
1
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–
–
–
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8
I
–
1
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1
1
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–
–
–
1
1
5
N
–
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1
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1
O
1
2
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3
V
6
3
5
1
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15
Σ
11
9
15
9
9
3
0
1
0
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1co 11
D
de 6di 8do 1
E
en 2ev 6
I
in 4iv 1
N
no 1
O
ov 3
V
ve 4vi 6vo 5
All 59 answers
381 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★civic5
conceive8
★conceivedpangram16
connive7
★connivedpangram15
convene7
convened8
convenience11
convince8
★convincedpangram16
cove1
coven5
deceive7
deceived8
devein6
deveined8
device6
devoid6
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
dividend8
divine6
divined7
divvied7
dove1
endive6
envied6
even1
evened6
evidence8
evidenced9
evince6
evinced7
inconvenience13
★inconveniencedpangram21
invoice7
★invoicedpangram15
ivied5
novice6
oven1
ovine5
ovoid5
vein1
veined6
vend1
vended6
vice1
video5
videoed7
vied1
vine1
vivid5
voice5
voiced6
void1
voided6
voodoo6