September 16, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 16, 2022
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.