NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 27, 2022
Longest word
legitimize
10 letters
Top scorer
legitimize
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
E
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
G
3
2
2
–
–
–
–
7
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
2
2
1
–
–
–
1
6
M
8
2
2
–
–
–
–
12
T
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
19
8
6
2
0
0
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 2em 1
G
ge 3gi 3gl 1
I
it 2
L
le 2li 4
M
me 8mi 4
T
te 2ti 4
All 36 answers
126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elegize7
elite5
emit1
geez1
gelee5
gelt1
giggle6
gimlet6
gimme5
glee1
item1
itemize7
legit5
★legitimizepangram17
liege5
lime1
lite1
little6
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
mete1
mettle6
meze1
mezze5
mile1
millet6
mime1
mite1
teem1
tell1
tile1
time1
title5
tittle6