NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 26, 2022
Longest word
adjacency
9 letters
Top scorer
adjacency
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
1
2
2
–
1
7
C
1
4
1
1
–
–
7
D
8
4
5
3
2
1
23
E
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
J
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
12
11
6
2
2
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ad 4
C
ca 5ce 2
D
da 5de 15dy 3
E
ed 1en 2ey 1
J
ja 2
N
na 1ne 3
Y
ye 1
All 48 answers
224 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
added5
addend6
addenda7
★adjacencypangram16
caddy5
cadence7
candy5
caned5
canned6
cede1
ceded5
dace1
daddy5
dance5
danced6
dandy5
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadeye7
dean1
decade6
decadence9
decay5
decayed7
decency7
deed1
deeded6
deejay6
deejayed8
deny1
dyad1
dyed1
dyne1
eddy1
ended5
ennead6
eyed1
jade1
jaded5
nada1
need1
needed6
needy5
yenned6