NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Longest word
honeydew
8 letters
Top scorer
honeydew
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
H
5
5
3
2
1
16
N
–
1
–
–
–
1
W
4
–
1
–
–
5
Y
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
9
6
5
2
1
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
he 4ho 12
N
no 1
W
wh 4wo 1
Y
yo 1
All 23 answers
98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★heed1
heeded6
hewed5
hewn1
hoed1
hoedown7
hone1
honed5
honey5
★honeydewpangram15
honeyed7
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hooey5
howdy5
nohow5
whee1
when1
whew1
whey1
woohoo6
yoohoo6