NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Longest word
doornail
8 letters
Top scorer
doornail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
3
2
–
2
–
7
D
2
8
3
–
1
14
I
1
–
2
–
–
3
L
5
–
–
–
1
6
N
2
1
–
–
–
3
O
2
–
1
1
–
4
R
14
5
2
–
1
22
Σ
29
16
8
3
3
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1an 2ar 4
D
da 1di 2do 6dr 5
I
in 2ir 1
L
la 3li 2lo 1
N
na 1no 2
O
od 1or 3
R
ra 12ri 3ro 7
All 59 answers
216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adorn5
andiron7
android7
ardor5
aria1
arid1
aril1
darn1
dinar5
dirndl6
dollar6
dolor5
donor5
door1
★doornailpangram15
dorado6
drain5
drill5
droid5
droll5
drool5
indoor6
inroad6
iron1
lair1
landlord8
lard1
liar1
lira1
lord1
nadir5
noir1
nori1
odor1
oral1
ordain6
★ordinalpangram14
radar5
radial6
radian6
radii5
radio5
radon5
raid1
rail1
railroad8
rain1
rand1
rani1
rial1
rill1
rind1
road1
roan1
roar1
roil1
roll1
rondo5
rood1