NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 21, 2022
Longest word
attempt
7 letters
Top scorer
empathy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
–
–
1
1
2
E
1
1
1
1
4
H
3
1
–
–
4
P
6
7
1
–
14
T
5
2
2
–
9
Y
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
15
12
5
2
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 1at 1
E
em 3ep 1
H
ha 1he 2hy 1
P
pa 8pe 5ph 1
T
ta 3te 5ty 1
Y
ya 1
All 34 answers
126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apathy6
attempt7
empath6
★empathypangram14
empty5
epee1
happy5
heap1
hemp1
hype1
pampa5
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
pate1
path1
patty5
payee5
peat1
peaty5
peep1
peppy5
petty5
phat1
tamp1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
temp1
tempeh6
tempt5
tepee5
type1
yappy5