NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Longest word
backcomb
8 letters
Top scorer
backroom
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
2
2
–
–
–
4
B
2
1
1
1
3
8
C
4
3
–
–
–
7
K
–
2
–
–
–
2
M
6
5
1
1
–
13
R
2
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
16
13
3
2
3
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 2ar 2
B
ba 4bo 3br 1
C
ca 2co 4cr 1
K
ka 1ko 1
M
ma 9mo 4
R
ro 3
All 37 answers
144 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ammo1
amok1
armor5
aroma5
backcomb8
★backroompangram15
bamboo6
barroom7
bomb1
bookmark8
boom1
broom5
camo1
carom5
coma1
comb1
combo5
comma5
cram1
karma5
korma5
macro5
mako1
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
maraca6
mark1
marm1
mock1
momma5
moor1
morocco7
roam1
romcom6
room1