NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 24, 2022
Longest word
affinity
8 letters
Top scorer
infantry
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
2
1
1
–
1
5
F
1
4
2
–
–
7
I
2
–
–
1
2
5
N
1
4
–
–
–
5
R
–
2
2
–
–
4
T
2
4
1
3
–
10
Y
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
15
6
4
3
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2ai 1ar 2
F
fa 3fi 1fr 3
I
if 1in 3it 1
N
na 3ni 2
R
ra 4
T
ta 3ti 3tr 2ty 2
Y
ya 1
All 37 answers
179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affinity8
affray6
airy1
array5
arty1
fairy5
fanny5
fatty5
fifty5
fratty6
fray1
friary6
iffy1
inanity7
★infantrypangram15
infinity8
itty1
nanny5
nary1
natty5
nifty5
ninny5
rainy5
rarity6
ratify6
ratty5
taffy5
tarry5
tatty5
tiffany7
tinny5
tiny1
tray1
trinity7
tyranny7
tyrant6
yarn1