NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 29, 2022
Longest word
turnaround
10 letters
Top scorer
turnaround
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
A
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
D
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
4
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
R
2
1
2
1
–
1
–
7
T
6
3
2
1
–
–
1
13
U
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
16
9
8
4
0
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1au 4
D
da 1do 2du 1
N
no 1
O
or 1ou 5
R
ro 4ru 3
T
ta 2to 2tr 2tu 7
U
ud 1un 2
All 39 answers
170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★around6
aunt1
aura1
aurora6
auto1
daunt5
donut5
dour1
dunno5
noun1
orotund7
outdo5
outdoor7
outran6
outro5
outrun6
rotund6
★rotundapangram14
round5
rout1
runaround9
runout6
runt1
taunt5
taut1
tour1
tout1
trout5
truant6
tuna1
tundra6
turn1
★turnaroundpangram17
turnout7
tutor5
tutu1
udon1
undo1
unto1