NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Longest word
cocooning
9 letters
Top scorer
mooching
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
C
4
6
5
4
2
1
22
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
H
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
I
2
2
1
1
1
–
7
M
–
3
–
1
1
–
5
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
6
12
8
7
5
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 7ci 2co 13
G
gn 1
H
ho 2
I
ic 3in 3io 1
M
mi 2mo 3
N
no 1
O
on 1
All 39 answers
219 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chic1
chichi6
chignon7
chiming7
chin1
chinning8
chino5
cinch5
cinching8
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coho1
coin1
coining7
comic5
coming6
common6
conch5
conic5
conning7
cooing6
gnocchi7
honcho6
hooch5
icing5
icon1
iconic6
inch1
inching7
incoming8
ionic5
mimic5
mincing7
mochi5
mooch5
★moochingpangram15
noncom6
oncoming8