NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 28, 2022
Longest word
inefficient
11 letters
Top scorer
inflect
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
11
Σ
C
4
3
2
–
–
1
–
–
10
E
–
1
3
1
1
1
–
–
7
F
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
3
4
–
1
–
1
9
L
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
8
9
5
2
3
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3ci 1cl 6
E
ec 1ef 2el 3en 1
F
fe 1fl 1
I
ic 1il 1in 7
L
le 1li 2
N
ni 2
T
ti 1
All 34 answers
196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
cent1
cite1
clef1
cleft5
client6
clientele9
cliff5
clinic6
eclectic8
effect6
efficient9
elect5
electee7
elicit6
entice6
fence5
fleece6
icicle6
illicit7
incite6
incline7
inefficient11
infect6
★inflectpangram14
inflict7
intellect9
lenience8
lice1
licit5
nice1
niece5
tinct5