NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 13, 2022
Longest word
laypeople
9 letters
Top scorer
maypole
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
1
–
–
–
–
3
E
–
1
1
–
1
–
3
L
5
3
1
1
–
1
11
M
5
6
–
2
–
–
13
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
11
4
5
–
–
–
20
Σ
25
15
7
3
1
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2am 1
E
el 1em 2
L
la 1lo 10
M
ma 2me 1mo 8my 2
O
ol 1op 1
P
pa 2pe 1pl 2po 15
All 52 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alloy5
aloe1
ammo1
elope5
employ6
employee8
laypeople9
loam1
loamy5
loll1
lollop6
loom1
loop1
loopy5
lope1
loyal5
loyally7
mayo1
★maypolepangram14
memo1
mole1
moll1
molly5
momma5
mommy5
moola5
mope1
mopey5
myeloma7
myope5
oleo1
opal1
paleo5
payola6
people6
plop1
ploy1
poem1
pole1
poll1
polo1
polyp5
pome1
pomelo6
pommel6
pomp1
pompom6
pool1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
poppy5