NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 17, 2022
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
toughen
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
E
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
G
8
1
2
–
–
–
–
11
H
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
N
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
2
1
1
–
–
1
6
T
2
2
2
2
–
–
–
8
U
–
–
1
1
–
1
–
3
Σ
13
6
10
4
0
1
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 2gh 2go 7
H
he 1hu 2
N
no 1nu 1
O
og 1ou 5
T
th 4to 4
U
un 3
All 35 answers
157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eggnog6
enough6
gene1
gent1
ghee1
ghetto6
gone1
gong1
goon1
goth1
gotten6
gouge5
gout1
henge5
huge1
hung1
nought6
nugget6
ogee1
ought5
outgo5
outgone7
outgun6
outthought10
thong5
though6
thought7
thug1
tong1
tongue6
tough5
★toughenpangram14
unguent7
unhung6
unthought9