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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 23, 2022

Longest word
garbanzo
8 letters
Top scorer
garbanzo
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
8 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
B
14
4
8
1
27
G
2
1
3
N
1
1
2
R
1
1
Σ
17
6
9
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ar 1
B
ba 10bo 14br 3
G
ga 2gr 1
N
na 1no 1
R
ra 1

All 34 answers

123 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arbor5
baba1
baboon6
banana6
bang1
baobab6
barb1
barn1
baron5
bazaar6
bazoo5
boar1
boba1
bonanza7
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
boor1
born1
boron5
bozo1
brag1
bran1
brogan6
garb1
garbanzopangram15
grab1
nabob5
noob1
ragbag6
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