NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Longest word
didactic
8 letters
Top scorer
viaduct
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
3
2
3
–
–
8
C
–
2
1
–
–
3
D
1
1
1
–
1
4
T
–
2
1
–
–
3
V
–
1
–
1
–
2
Σ
4
8
6
1
1
20
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ad 1at 1au 1av 1
C
ca 1ci 2
D
di 4
T
ta 2tu 1
V
vi 2
All 20 answers
102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
addict6
attic5
audit5
avid1
cacti5
cicada6
civic5
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
diva1
tacit5
tactic6
tutti5
★viaductpangram14
vivid5