NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 5, 2022
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
downhill
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
D
2
1
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1
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4
H
3
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1
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–
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4
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
4
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–
1
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5
N
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
O
1
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–
–
–
–
1
W
3
–
1
–
1
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5
Σ
14
1
2
1
2
1
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 2do 2
H
hi 1ho 3
I
id 1
L
li 1lo 4
N
no 1
O
ol 1
W
wi 4wo 1
All 21 answers
70 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dildo5
dill1
doll1
★downhillpangram15
hill1
hold1
hollow6
howl1
idol1
lion1
loin1
loll1
loon1
lowdown7
nonillion9
olio1
wild1
wildwood8
will1
willow6
wool1