NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 30, 2022
Longest word
annular
7 letters
Top scorer
journal
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
4
3
2
2
11
J
–
–
–
1
1
L
3
2
1
–
6
N
2
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
1
R
3
1
–
–
4
U
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
14
7
3
3
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aj 1an 6au 4
J
jo 1
L
ll 1lo 1lu 4
N
na 2
O
or 1
R
ra 1ro 2ru 1
U
ul 2
All 27 answers
95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ajar1
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annular7
anon1
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
★journalpangram14
llano5
loan1
luau1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
naan1
nana1
oral1
raja1
roan1
roar1
rural5
ulna1
ulnar5