NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 29, 2022
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
openhanded
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
D
–
–
1
–
1
–
1
3
H
9
3
9
1
1
1
–
24
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
P
1
2
2
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
11
6
12
1
2
1
2
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1
D
da 1de 2
H
ha 4he 9ho 11
O
op 2
P
pe 1ph 3po 1
All 35 answers
179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahead5
daphne6
deadhead8
deadheaded10
hand1
handed6
happen6
happened8
head1
headed6
★headphonepangram16
heap1
heaped6
heed1
heeded6
henna5
hennaed7
hoed1
hone1
honed5
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hoop1
hooped6
hope1
hoped5
hopped6
opah1
★openhandedpangram17
peahen6
phone5
phoned6
phono5
pooh1