NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 16, 2022
Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
injection
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.5
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
11
12
Σ
C
6
2
3
6
1
1
4
–
–
23
E
–
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
I
1
1
3
–
1
2
–
1
1
10
N
1
2
2
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1
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–
–
–
6
O
1
1
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–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
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3
Σ
9
9
9
7
5
3
4
1
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 1co 21
E
ec 1ej 2en 1
I
ic 2in 7io 1
N
ne 1ni 3no 2
O
oc 1on 1
T
te 1ti 1to 1
All 48 answers
301 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
cocci5
cocoon6
coin1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
conic5
conjoin7
conjoint8
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
eject5
★ejectionpangram15
entice6
icon1
iconic6
incite6
incontinence12
incontinent11
inject6
★injectionpangram16
innocence9
innocent8
ionic5
neocon6
nice1
nicotine8
niece5
nonce5
notice6
octet5
once1
tectonic8
tinct5
tonic5