NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Longest word
loblolly
8 letters
Top scorer
balcony
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
2
3
2
–
–
7
B
2
2
3
3
–
10
C
3
3
3
–
–
9
L
1
3
–
2
1
7
N
–
3
–
–
–
3
O
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
9
15
8
5
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 3an 2
B
ba 5bl 2bo 3
C
ca 3cl 2co 3cy 1
L
la 1lo 6
N
na 1no 1ny 1
O
on 2
All 38 answers
182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbacy6
ably1
allay5
alloy5
ally1
anally6
annoy5
baby1
★balconypangram14
ballboy7
banally7
banyan6
blabby6
blobby6
bonny5
bony1
booby5
cabby5
canny5
canyon6
clay1
cloy1
colony6
coolly6
coyly5
cyan1
lacy1
lobby5
loblolly8
locally7
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
nanny5
nobly5
nylon5
onlay5
only1