NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 9, 2022
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
continuum
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
10
Σ
C
2
5
5
2
–
3
1
18
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
M
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
3
11
7
3
1
4
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 16cu 2
I
ic 2io 1
M
mi 1mo 1
N
no 1
T
ti 1to 1tu 1
U
un 3
All 30 answers
182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocci5
coconut7
cocoon6
coin1
comic5
commit6
common6
commotion9
communion9
concoct7
concoction10
conic5
★continuumpangram16
coot1
cotton6
count5
cumin5
cutout6
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
mimic5
monotonic9
noncom6
tinct5
tonic5
tunic5
uncommon8
unction7
uncut5