NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 18, 2022
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
validity
15 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
10
Σ
A
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
8
D
4
3
1
1
–
–
1
10
L
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
8
V
1
3
–
2
2
–
–
8
Σ
14
13
3
5
2
0
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3at 1av 4
D
da 6di 3dy 1
L
la 4
T
ta 6ti 2
V
va 3vi 5
All 38 answers
165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
allay5
ally1
atilt5
avail5
avid1
avidity7
avidly6
daddy5
daily5
dally5
data1
daylily7
daylit6
dial1
dillydally10
diva1
dyad1
lady1
laid1
laity5
lava1
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tatty5
tidal5
tidally7
valid5
★validitypangram15
validly7
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7