NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 8, 2022
Longest word
phenotype
9 letters
Top scorer
phenotype
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
E
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
H
5
3
1
–
1
–
10
N
5
1
–
–
1
–
7
O
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
P
7
7
6
1
–
1
22
T
7
3
1
1
–
–
12
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
26
14
9
2
4
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ey 1
H
ho 9hy 1
N
ne 2no 5
O
on 1op 2
P
pe 3ph 7po 11py 1
T
te 1to 9ty 2
Y
yo 1
All 56 answers
226 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eyetooth8
hone1
honey5
★honeypotpangram15
hooey5
hoop1
hoot1
hope1
hoppy5
hotpot6
hypo1
neon1
★neophytepangram15
none1
nonet5
noon1
nope1
note1
onto1
open1
opponent8
peon1
peony5
peyote6
★phenotypepangram16
phone5
phono5
phony5
phooey6
photo5
photon6
poet1
pone1
pontoon7
pony1
pooh1
poop1
pope1
poppet6
poppy5
potent6
potty5
python6
tenon5
tone1
tonne5
tony1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
tope1
tote1
typhoon7
typo1
yoohoo6