NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 14, 2022
Longest word
grandpapa
9 letters
Top scorer
parading
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
D
5
2
2
6
3
–
18
G
3
2
–
5
2
1
13
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
P
1
1
1
2
1
–
6
R
3
4
2
3
–
–
12
Σ
14
11
7
16
6
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 1ar 1
D
da 5di 6dr 7
G
ga 1gi 2gr 10
N
na 3
P
pa 4pi 1pr 1
R
ra 7ri 5
All 55 answers
294 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
aiding6
arid1
dang1
dapping7
daring6
darn1
darning7
digging7
dinar5
ding1
dinging7
dining6
dipping7
drag1
dragging8
drain5
draining8
★drapingpangram14
drip1
dripping8
gadding7
gird1
girding7
grad1
grading7
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
grandpa7
grandpapa9
grid1
grind5
grinding8
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
padding7
paid1
panda5
★paradingpangram15
pidgin6
priding7
radar5
radian6
radii5
raid1
raiding7
rand1
rapid5
ridding7
ridging7
riding6
rigid5
rind1