August 13, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 13, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 13, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words52
Max Points187
Pangram1
Genius131

4 letter answers 25 words

ALOEAMMOLOAMLOLLLOOMLOOPLOPEMAYOMEMOMOLEMOLLMOPEOLEOOPALPLOPPLOYPOEMPOLEPOLLPOLOPOMEPOMPPOOLPOOPPOPE

5 letter answers 15 words

ALLOYELOPELOAMYLOOPYLOYALMOLLYMOMMAMOMMYMOOLAMOPEYMYOPEPALEOPOLYPPOPPAPOPPY

6 letter answers 7 words

EMPLOYLOLLOPPAYOLAPEOPLEPOMELOPOMMELPOMPOM

7 letter answers 3 words

LOYALLYMAYPOLEMYELOMA

8 letter answers 1 word

EMPLOYEE

9 letter answers 1 word

LAYPEOPLE

Common questions

How many answers in the August 13, 2022 Spelling Bee?

52 valid answers worth 187 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 131 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is MAYPOLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.