NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 12, 2022
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
doughnut
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
D
2
2
2
–
1
–
–
7
G
5
–
–
1
–
–
–
6
H
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
2
1
–
–
–
1
4
T
2
2
1
1
–
–
–
6
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
10
6
7
2
1
1
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 4du 3
G
go 6
H
ho 1hu 1
N
no 1
O
ou 4
T
th 4to 2
U
un 2
All 28 answers
130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★doggo5
dong1
dough5
★doughnutpangram15
dugong6
dugout6
dung1
godhood7
gong1
good1
goon1
goth1
gout1
hotdog6
hung1
nought6
ought5
outgo5
outgun6
outthought10
thong5
though6
thought7
thug1
tong1
tough5
unhung6
unthought9