NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 7, 2022
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
chickadee
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
5
4
3
1
–
–
–
13
C
4
3
3
1
–
1
–
12
D
2
1
1
–
1
–
1
6
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
4
–
2
–
1
–
–
7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
9
9
2
2
1
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 9ad 1ah 1ai 2
C
ca 6ch 5ci 1
D
da 2de 4
E
ea 1
H
ha 4he 3
I
id 1
K
kh 1
All 41 answers
172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
accede6
acceded7
aced1
ache1
ached5
acid1
acidic6
added5
ahead5
aide1
aided5
cache5
cached6
caddie6
caddied7
cake1
caked5
chad1
chai1
chia1
chica5
★chickadeepangram16
cicada6
dace1
dacha5
dead1
deadhead8
deadheaded10
decade6
each1
hack1
hacked6
haka1
hake1
head1
headache8
headed6
idea1
khaki5