NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Longest word
cacophony
9 letters
Top scorer
cacophony
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
C
1
5
6
–
–
1
13
H
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
3
2
–
–
–
–
5
P
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
6
11
9
0
0
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 4
C
ca 9ch 1co 2cy 1
H
ho 1
N
na 4no 1
P
ph 2po 2
All 27 answers
131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ancho5
annoy5
anon1
anyhoo6
★cacophonypangram16
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
canny5
canon5
canopy6
canyon6
capon5
chancy6
cocoon6
conch5
cyan1
honcho6
naan1
nacho5
nana1
nanny5
noon1
phono5
phony5
poncho6
pony1