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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 23, 2022

Longest word
painful
7 letters
Top scorer
painful
14 points
Starting letters
4 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.

4 letters
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
2
F
2
–
1
–
3
P
12
6
4
2
24
U
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
14
8
6
2
30

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ap 2
F
fi 1fl 2
P
pa 10pi 4pl 2pu 8
U
un 1

All 30 answers

111 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apian5
appall6
fillip6
flap1
flip1
pail1
pain1
★painfulpangram14
palapa6
pall1
palp1
panini6
papa1
papal5
papilla7
pilaf5
pill1
pinup5
pippin6
plain5
plan1
puff1
puffin6
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pupa1
pupal5
pupil5
unpin5
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