NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 20, 2022
Longest word
bellyache
9 letters
Top scorer
bellyache
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
5
3
2
–
–
–
10
B
7
3
4
–
–
1
15
C
2
5
2
1
1
–
11
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
H
3
1
–
–
1
–
5
L
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
21
14
8
2
2
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 4ac 2al 4
B
ba 7be 4bl 4
C
ca 8ch 1cl 2
E
ea 1ey 1
H
ha 3he 2
L
la 3le 1
Y
ye 1
All 48 answers
185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbacy6
abbey5
able1
ably1
ache1
achy1
allay5
allele6
alley5
ally1
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
baby1
bale1
ball1
beach5
beachy6
belay5
★bellyachepangram16
blab1
blabby6
blah1
bleach6
cabal5
cabala6
cabby5
cable5
cache5
call1
calla5
callable8
challah7
clay1
clayey6
each1
eyeball7
halal5
hale1
hall1
heal1
healable8
label5
lace1
lacy1
leach5
yeah1