NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 2, 2022
Longest word
nonagonal
9 letters
Top scorer
halogen
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
2
5
2
1
–
–
10
E
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
G
14
3
5
1
1
–
24
H
1
2
1
1
–
–
5
L
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
N
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
O
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
22
12
13
4
1
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2al 5an 3
E
ea 1eg 1en 1
G
ga 10ge 2gh 1gl 3go 8
H
ha 3he 1ho 1
L
la 1le 1lo 4
N
no 2
O
og 2oo 1
All 53 answers
212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agelong7
agog1
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
along5
analog6
angel5
angle5
eagle5
eggnog6
engage6
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
galangal8
gale1
gall1
galleon7
gallon6
gang1
gelee5
gene1
ghee1
glean5
glee1
glen1
goal1
goggle6
gone1
gong1
gonna5
google6
googol6
goon1
haggle6
★halogenpangram14
hang1
henge5
hogan5
lagoon6
legal5
loge1
logo1
long1
longan6
nonagon7
nonagonal9
ogee1
ogle1
oolong6