NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 27, 2022
Longest word
floorboard
10 letters
Top scorer
floorboard
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
2
1
1
1
–
–
–
5
B
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
D
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
F
8
5
1
1
–
–
1
16
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
9
2
3
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3al 2
B
ba 1bo 1
D
do 1
F
fa 4fl 6fo 6
L
lo 2
O
of 2
R
ro 1
All 29 answers
109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
afford6
afro1
alfalfa7
aloof5
barf1
boffo5
doff1
fall1
falloff7
farad5
farro5
flab1
flood5
floor5
★floorboardpangram17
flora5
floral6
foal1
fold1
food1
fool1
fora1
ford1
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
offload7
roof1