NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 12, 2022
Longest word
enticing
8 letters
Top scorer
exciting
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
C
2
–
1
–
–
3
E
1
–
3
4
2
10
G
1
–
–
2
–
3
I
–
–
3
–
2
5
N
2
–
–
1
1
4
T
5
3
1
4
1
14
Σ
11
3
8
11
6
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 2
E
en 3ex 7
G
ge 3
I
ig 2in 3
N
ne 2ni 2
T
te 7ti 7
All 39 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
citing6
entente7
entice6
enticing8
excite6
★excitingpangram15
exigent7
exit1
exiting7
extent6
extinct7
genetic7
gent1
getting7
ignite6
igniting8
incite6
inciting8
intent6
netting7
next1
nineteen8
nite1
teeing6
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tenting7
text1
texting7
tinct5
tine1
tinge5
tingeing8
tinging7
tint1
tinting7