NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 22, 2022
Longest word
cyclically
10 letters
Top scorer
comically
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
–
1
2
–
–
–
4
C
14
10
6
1
2
1
1
35
I
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
4
2
1
1
–
–
–
8
M
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
20
16
8
4
2
1
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4
C
ca 9ci 2cl 6co 15cy 3
I
ic 1il 1
L
la 3li 1lo 4
M
ma 1mi 2
All 52 answers
218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acclaim7
acyclic7
cacao5
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
calm1
calmly6
cami1
camo1
ciao1
cilia5
claim5
clam1
clammy6
clay1
cloaca6
cloy1
coal1
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coil1
cola1
colic5
coma1
comic5
comical7
★comicallypangram16
comma5
cool1
coolly6
coyly5
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
icily5
iliac5
lacy1
laic1
laical6
lilac5
local5
locally7
loci1
loco1
malic5
mica1
mimic5