NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Longest word
motorboat
9 letters
Top scorer
bathroom
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
2
–
–
–
–
4
B
2
1
2
2
1
–
8
H
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
M
8
6
2
2
–
1
19
R
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
17
10
5
4
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1ar 2at 1
B
ba 4bo 3br 1
H
ha 2
M
ma 10mo 9
R
ro 2
T
to 2tr 1
All 38 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ammo1
armor5
aroma5
atom1
bamboo6
barroom7
bathmat7
★bathroompangram15
bomb1
boom1
bottom6
broom5
haram5
harm1
mahatma7
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
mammoth7
marm1
marmot6
mart1
math1
moat1
momma5
moor1
moot1
mortar6
moth1
motor5
motorboat9
motto5
roam1
room1
tomato6
tomb1
tram1