NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Longest word
etymology
9 letters
Top scorer
etymology
16 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
9
Σ
E
–
1
–
–
–
1
2
G
1
2
1
–
1
–
5
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
10
7
3
–
–
–
20
O
–
–
1
–
1
–
2
T
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
14
11
5
0
2
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
em 1et 1
G
ge 1gl 3go 1
L
lo 1
M
me 8mo 12
O
om 2
T
te 1to 2
All 33 answers
131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★emote5
★etymologypangram16
gemology8
glom1
gloom5
gloomy6
golem5
loom1
meet1
melee5
melt1
melty5
meme1
memo1
mete1
mettle6
mole1
moll1
molly5
molt1
mommy5
moot1
mote1
motel5
motet5
motley6
mottle6
motto5
omelet6
omelette8
teem1
tome1
totem5