August 20, 2022 | Expanded 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter C: May 17, 2021Center letter C: January 26, 2020
Center letter B: April 21, 2019
words: 187
score: 858 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 10
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 |
| cmp | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| B | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 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 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun