September 16, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 16, 2022

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 16, 2022 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points301
Pangrams2
Genius211

4 letter answers 9 words

CENTCITECOINCONECOOTCOTEICONNICEONCE

5 letter answers 9 words

COCCICONICEJECTIONICNIECENONCEOCTETTINCTTONIC

6 letter answers 9 words

COCOONCOOTIECOTTONENTICEICONICINCITEINJECTNEOCONNOTICE

7 letter answers 7 words

CONCEITCONCOCTCONJOINCONNECTCONNOTECONTENTECOTONE

8 letter answers 5 words

CONJOINTEJECTIONINNOCENTNICOTINETECTONIC

9 letter answers 3 words

CONTINENTINJECTIONINNOCENCE

10 letter answers 4 words

CONCOCTIONCONNECTIONCONTENTIONCONTINENCE

11 letter answers 1 word

INCONTINENT

12 letter answers 1 word

INCONTINENCE

Common questions

How many answers in the September 16, 2022 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 301 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 211 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are EJECTION, INJECTION. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.