Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
August 20, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter ABCEHLY
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2022

Related puzzles
Center letter C: May 17, 2021
Center letter C: January 26, 2020
Center letter B: April 21, 2019

words: 187
score: 858 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

A x 37
B x 48
C x 45
E x 4
H x 24
L x 18
Y x 11

4L x 60
5L x 47
6L x 43
7L x 16
8L x 12
9L x 7
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 19 10 5 1 1 1 - 37
B 17 12 12 2 2 2 1 48
C 7 10 14 6 5 2 1 45
E 1 1 - 2 - - - 4
H 8 3 7 4 2 - - 24
L 5 6 3 1 1 2 - 18
Y 3 5 2 - 1 - - 11
tot 60 47 43 16 12 7 2 187

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 12 AC x 8 AL x 15 AY x 2
BA x 24 BE x 13 BL x 11
CA x 25 CE x 5 CH x 12 CL x 2 CY x 1
EA x 1 EL x 1 EY x 2
HA x 15 HE x 7 HY x 2
LA x 13 LE x 5
YA x 8 YE x 3

plu 4 6 tot
A 1 - 1
C - 2 2
tot 1 2 3

BELLYACHE, BLEACHY

word       length      
BLEACHABLE 10
CHACHALACA 10
ALLAYABLE 9
BEACHBALL 9
BELLYACHE 9 pangram
CACHEABLE 9
CHACHACHA 9
LABELABLE 9
LEACHABLE 9
ACALYCAL 8
BALLACHE 8
BALLCLAY 8
CABBALAH 8
CAECALLY 8
CALLABLE 8
CALYCEAL 8
CYCLABLE 8
HEALABLE 8
HEELBALL 8
LACEABLE 8
YELLABLE 8
ALLHEAL 7
BACCALA 7
BLEACHY 7 perfect pangram
CABBALA 7
CACHACA 7
CALECHE 7
CALYCLE 7
CECALLY 7
CHALLAH 7
EYEABLE 7
EYEBALL 7
HALACHA 7
HALALAH 7
HAYBALE 7
HEALALL 7
LABELLA 7
ABBACY 6
ABEYYA 6
ACYLAL 6
ALLELE 6
AYEAYE 6
BABALA 6
BABBLE 6
BABBLY 6
BABLAH 6
BALCHE 6
BEABLE 6
BEACHY 6
BECALL 6
BECCAL 6
BELACE 6
BLABBY 6
BLEACH 6
CABALA 6
CABBLE 6
CAECAL 6
CALABA 6
CALLEE 6
CAYCAY 6
CELLAE  6
CHACHA 6
CHALAH 6
CHALLA 6
CHAYAH 6
CHEEBA 6
CHELAE  6
CLAYEY 6
HABBLE 6
HALALA 6
HALLAH 6
HALLAL 6
HALLEL 6
HEALEE 6
HYALEA 6
LABLAB 6
LEACHY 6
LEALLY 6
YABBLE 6
YEEHAH 6
ABACA 5
ABAYA 5
ABBEY 5
ABELE 5
ABHAL 5
ALALA 5
ALLAY 5
ALLEE 5
ALLEY 5
ALLYL 5
BABBY 5
BABEL 5
BACCA 5
BACCY 5
BACHA 5
BACHE 5
BALLY 5
BEACH 5
BEBAY 5
BELAH 5
BELAY 5
BLEAH 5
CABAL 5
CABBY 5
CABLE 5
CACHE 5
CAECA 5
CALLA 5
CECAL 5
CELLA 5
CHAYA 5
CHELA 5
ELAYL 5
HALAL 5
HAYEY 5
HELLA 5
LABBA 5
LABEL 5
LACEY 5
LALLY 5
LAYBY 5
LEACH 5
YABBA 5
YABBY 5
YACAL 5
YACCA 5
YALAH 5
ABBA 4
ABBE 4
ABEY 4
ABLE 4
ABLY 4
ACCA 4
ACHA 4
ACHE 4
ACHY 4
ACLE 4
ACYL 4
ALAE  4
ALBA 4
ALBE 4
ALEC 4
ALEE 4
ALEY 4
ALLY 4
AYAH 4
BAAL 4
BABA 4
BABE 4
BABY 4
BACH 4
BAEL 4
BALE 4
BALL 4
BAYA 4
BEAL 4
BEYA 4
BLAA 4
BLAB 4
BLAE 4
BLAH 4
BLAY 4
BLEA 4
CABA 4
CACA 4
CALE 4
CALL 4
CECA 4
CHAY 4
CLAY 4
EACH 4
HAHA 4
HALA 4
HALE 4
HALL 4
HAYE 4
HEAL 4
HEYA 4
HYLA 4
LACE 4
LACY 4
LALL 4
LAYA 4
LEAL 4
YALE 4
YAYA 4
YEAH 4

† plural noun

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