NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 5, 2022
Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
italicize
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
–
–
4
1
–
–
–
5
C
2
2
2
1
–
–
–
7
E
–
4
1
1
1
–
–
7
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
L
5
1
1
4
–
–
–
11
T
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
13
Z
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
14
9
11
8
2
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3al 1az 1
C
ca 2ce 3ci 1cl 1
E
ec 2el 5
I
ic 1it 1
L
la 8li 3
T
ta 5te 4ti 4
Z
ze 2
All 47 answers
232 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acetal6
acetate7
acetic6
allele6
azalea6
calcite7
cattle6
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cite1
cleat5
eclat5
eclectic8
elate5
elect5
electee7
elicit6
elite5
icicle6
★italicizepangram16
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
laicize7
late1
latte5
lattice7
laze1
lice1
lite1
little6
tacet5
tactile7
tale1
tattle6
tattletale10
teal1
teat1
tell1
telltale8
tile1
titillate9
title5
tittle6
zeal1
zeta1