NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Longest word
facilitate
10 letters
Top scorer
facilitate
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
–
–
1
2
–
1
–
4
C
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
E
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
F
21
8
6
2
2
–
1
40
I
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
4
–
1
1
–
–
–
6
T
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
29
10
11
7
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3al 1
C
ca 2cl 3
E
ef 3
F
fa 12fe 12fi 8fl 8
I
ic 1
L
le 4li 2
T
ta 1ti 1
All 61 answers
243 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affect6
affiliate9
afflict7
alfalfa7
cafe1
calf1
clef1
cleft5
cliff5
efface6
effect6
effete6
face1
★faceliftpangram15
facet5
facial6
facile6
★facilitatepangram17
fact1
fail1
falafel7
fall1
fatal5
fate1
feat1
fecal5
feel1
feet1
fell1
fella5
fellate7
felt1
feta1
fetal5
fete1
fettle6
fiat1
fief1
fife1
file1
filet5
filial6
fill1
fillet6
flail5
flat1
flatfeet8
flea1
flee1
fleece6
fleet5
flit1
icefall7
leaf1
leaflet7
left1
leftie6
life1
lift1
taffeta7
tiff1