NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 28, 2022
Longest word
heptathlete
11 letters
Top scorer
alphabet
15 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
11
Σ
A
–
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
B
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
H
11
3
1
1
4
–
–
1
21
L
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
P
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
2
2
1
–
1
–
1
–
7
Σ
19
9
3
3
6
0
1
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3at 1
B
ba 3bl 1
H
ha 8he 13
L
la 2le 1
P
pa 1ph 2
T
te 4th 3
All 42 answers
186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aleph5
alpha5
★alphabetpangram15
athlete7
baht1
bath1
bathe5
blah1
halal5
hale1
hall1
halt1
hate1
hateable8
hath1
hatha5
heal1
healable8
health6
heap1
heat1
heatable8
heath5
heel1
heeltap7
hell1
help1
helpable8
heptathlete11
lath1
lathe5
lethal6
path1
★phabletpangram14
phat1
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
telepath8
that1
thee1
theta5