NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 15, 2022
Longest word
villanelle
10 letters
Top scorer
javelina
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
A
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
E
4
–
1
1
–
–
–
6
I
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
J
3
–
–
1
1
–
–
5
L
6
5
2
–
–
–
–
13
N
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
V
7
2
1
–
–
–
1
11
Σ
23
13
6
2
1
0
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 1
E
ea 1el 2en 1ev 2
I
in 2
J
ja 2je 2ji 1
L
la 2le 5li 6
N
na 3ne 1ni 1
V
va 3ve 5vi 3
All 46 answers
170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alive5
allele6
anneal6
eave1
elan1
eleven6
enliven7
even1
evil1
inane5
innie5
★javelinpangram14
★javelinapangram15
jean1
jell1
jive1
lane1
lave1
lean1
leave5
leaven6
levee5
level5
lien1
line1
lineal6
linen5
live1
liven5
naive5
nave1
navel5
nene1
nine1
vale1
valve5
vane1
veal1
veil1
vein1
venal5
venial6
vile1
villanelle10
vine1