NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 31, 2022
Longest word
manhattan
9 letters
Top scorer
phantom
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
M
4
3
–
2
–
1
10
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
P
3
1
2
2
1
–
9
T
6
1
3
–
–
–
10
Σ
19
6
7
5
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
at 2
H
ha 2ho 2
M
ma 5mo 5
N
na 1
O
oa 1on 1ot 1
P
pa 2ph 5po 2
T
ta 4th 2to 4
All 39 answers
150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★atom1
atop1
hath1
hatha5
hoot1
hotpot6
mahatma7
mammoth7
manhattan9
manta5
math1
moat1
month5
moot1
moth1
motto5
natant6
oath1
onto1
ottoman7
pant1
path1
★phantompangram14
phat1
photo5
photomap8
photon6
pontoon7
potato6
tamp1
tampon6
tapa1
tattoo6
than1
that1
tomato6
toon1
toot1
tooth5