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.
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