NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Longest word
coattail
8 letters
Top scorer
cocktail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
A
2
3
2
–
–
7
C
2
6
2
1
2
13
I
1
1
1
1
–
4
K
4
–
–
–
–
4
L
4
2
2
–
–
8
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
7
2
2
1
3
15
Σ
21
14
9
3
5
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ai 1al 2at 2
C
ca 3ci 2cl 1co 7
I
il 2io 1it 1
K
ki 4
L
la 3li 4lo 1
O
ol 1
T
ta 7ti 6to 2
All 52 answers
213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
aioli5
alit1
alkali6
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
calico6
cattail7
ciao1
cilia5
click5
coati5
coattail8
cocci5
★cocktailpangram15
coil1
coital6
colic5
iliac5
illicit7
iota1
italic6
kick1
kill1
kilo1
kilt1
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lick1
lilac5
lilt1
loci1
olio1
tacit5
tactic6
tactical8
tail1
tailcoat8
tali1
tallit6
tick1
ticktock8
tiki1
tikka5
till1
tilt1
toil1
toolkit7