NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 1, 2022
Longest word
macadamia
9 letters
Top scorer
nomadic
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
A
2
2
1
–
1
–
6
C
1
3
3
1
1
–
9
D
4
–
3
1
1
–
9
I
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
M
4
3
1
1
–
1
10
N
1
2
–
1
–
–
4
Σ
12
11
9
5
3
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ad 2am 1an 1
C
ca 2ci 1co 6
D
da 1di 2do 6
I
id 1in 2
M
ma 5mi 2mo 3
N
na 2no 2
All 41 answers
196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acid1
acidic6
adman5
admin5
amid1
anaconda8
candid6
canid5
cicada6
coda1
codon5
command7
commando8
condo5
condom6
damn1
diamond7
dino1
dodo1
domain6
dominion8
domino6
doodad6
doom1
idiom5
indica6
indicia7
macadam7
macadamia9
madam5
madman6
maid1
midi1
mind1
monad5
mondo5
mood1
nada1
naiad5
nomad5
★nomadicpangram14