NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 4, 2022
Longest word
alleviated
10 letters
Top scorer
alleviated
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
9
D
2
3
3
4
1
–
–
13
E
2
1
1
1
1
–
–
6
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
6
1
1
1
1
–
13
T
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
V
7
7
3
2
2
1
–
22
Σ
15
20
9
10
7
4
1
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1al 3av 5
D
da 1de 6di 6
E
ea 1el 2ev 3
I
iv 1
L
la 3le 7li 3
T
ti 2
V
va 7ve 7vi 8
All 66 answers
369 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★additive8
alive5
alleviate9
★alleviatedpangram17
avail5
availed7
aviate6
aviated7
avid1
dative6
delve5
delved6
deviate7
deviated8
devil5
deviled7
diva1
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
divvied7
eave1
elevate7
elevated8
evade5
evaded6
evil1
ivied5
lava1
lave1
laved5
leave5
levee5
level5
leveled7
levied6
levitate8
★levitatedpangram16
live1
lived5
livid5
titivate8
titivated9
vale1
valet5
valeted7
valid5
★validatepangram15
★validatedpangram16
valve5
veal1
veil1
veiled6
veld1
veldt5
velvet6
vetted6
vial1
vied1
vile1
villa5
vital5
vitiate7
vitiated8
vivid5