NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Longest word
competed
8 letters
Top scorer
competed
15 points
Starting letters
4 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
Σ
C
9
6
3
4
1
23
D
1
–
4
1
2
8
E
–
1
1
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
1
–
2
Σ
10
8
8
6
3
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2co 21
D
de 7do 1
E
em 2
O
oc 2
All 35 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
code1
coded5
coed1
come1
comet5
commode7
comp1
comped6
compete7
★competedpangram15
compote7
cooed5
coop1
cooped6
coopt5
coopted7
coot1
cope1
coped5
copped6
cote1
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
detect6
detected8
dotcom6
emcee5
emceed6
octet5
octopod7