NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 3, 2022
Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
dictator
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
2
2
4
1
–
–
9
C
3
–
2
3
2
–
10
D
6
3
5
–
2
1
17
I
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
3
3
–
–
1
–
7
T
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
Σ
17
11
13
5
5
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ad 2ar 3
C
ca 5ci 1co 4
D
da 2di 7do 6dr 2
I
id 2
O
oc 1od 1
R
ra 5ro 2
T
to 3tr 2
All 52 answers
248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accord6
acid1
acidic6
acrid5
addict6
adroit6
arcadia7
ardor5
arid1
card1
cardiac7
cardio6
cardioid8
★carotidpangram14
cicada6
coda1
cord1
corrida7
corridor8
dart1
data1
diacritic9
dicta5
★dictatorpangram15
didact6
didactic8
dirt1
ditto5
doctor6
dodo1
doodad6
door1
dorado6
dotard6
drat1
droid5
idiot5
idiotic7
octad5
odor1
radar5
radiator8
radii5
radio5
raid1
road1
rood1
toad1
toroid6
torrid6
triad5
trod1