NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 18, 2022
Longest word
officially
10 letters
Top scorer
officially
17 points
Starting letters
6 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
9
10
Σ
A
–
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
C
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
F
8
6
2
2
3
–
–
21
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
O
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
Σ
12
10
3
5
4
0
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3
C
ca 2cl 1co 1
F
fa 6fi 4fl 2fo 9
I
if 1
L
la 1lo 2
O
of 3
All 35 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alfalfa7
aloof5
aloofly7
calcify7
calf1
cliff5
coif1
facial6
facially8
fail1
fall1
fallacy7
falloff7
filial6
filially8
fill1
filly5
flail5
flay1
foal1
focaccia8
focal5
foci1
foil1
folic5
folio5
folly5
fool1
iffy1
layoff6
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
official8
★officiallypangram17