NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Longest word
unhinging
9 letters
Top scorer
chucking
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
Σ
C
1
3
–
1
5
–
10
G
1
–
–
3
–
–
4
H
2
1
1
2
1
–
7
I
1
1
2
1
–
–
5
K
2
–
–
3
–
–
5
N
2
–
1
2
1
–
6
U
–
–
2
–
–
2
4
Σ
9
5
6
12
7
2
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 6ci 2cu 2
G
gi 2gu 2
H
hi 2hu 5
I
ic 1in 4
K
ki 5
N
ni 3nu 3
U
un 4
All 41 answers
242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chin1
chinning8
★chuckingpangram15
chugging8
chunk5
★chunkingpangram15
cinch5
cinching8
cuing5
cunning7
gigging7
ginning7
gunk1
gunning7
hiking6
hinging7
hugging7
hunch5
hunching8
hung1
hunk1
icing5
inch1
inching7
inking6
inning6
kicking7
king1
kinging7
kink1
kinking7
nick1
nicking7
nigh1
nuking6
nunchuck8
nunchuk7
unhinging9
unhung6
unkink6
unkinking9