NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 29, 2022
Longest word
initialize
10 letters
Top scorer
initialize
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
2
1
–
1
–
–
6
E
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
I
–
4
2
1
1
–
1
9
L
6
2
5
1
–
–
–
14
N
3
–
–
1
1
–
–
5
T
8
3
3
–
–
3
–
17
Z
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
21
12
13
4
3
3
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 1at 2
E
el 1en 2
I
in 9
L
la 2le 2li 10
N
na 1ne 1ni 3
T
ta 8ti 9
Z
zi 3
All 57 answers
262 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alienate8
alit1
anti1
atilt5
attain6
elite5
entail6
entitle7
inane5
initial7
★initializepangram17
initiate8
inlet5
innate6
innie5
intel5
intent6
lain1
lanai5
lenient7
lentil6
lien1
lilt1
line1
lineal6
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
little6
nail1
netizen7
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
tail1
tain1
taint5
tali1
tallit6
tannin6
★tantalizepangram16
tanzanite9
tile1
till1
tilt1
tine1
tint1
titan5
titillate9
title5
tittle6
zine1
zinnia6
ziti1