NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 25, 2022
Longest word
teakettle
9 letters
Top scorer
tackled
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
1
–
3
C
1
2
1
2
–
–
6
D
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
L
4
1
2
–
–
–
7
T
4
–
3
2
–
1
10
Σ
14
5
11
4
1
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1at 2
C
ca 4cl 2
D
de 5
E
ek 1
K
ka 1ke 3
L
la 4le 3
T
ta 7te 3
All 36 answers
157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alack5
attack6
attacked8
cackle6
cackled7
cake1
caked5
clack5
clacked7
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deke1
deked5
eked1
kale1
keel1
keeled6
kettle6
lack1
lacked6
lake1
latke5
leak1
leaked6
leek1
tack1
tacked6
tackle6
★tackledpangram14
take1
talk1
talked6
teacake7
teak1
teakettle9