August 6, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 6, 2022

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 6, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words64
Max Points301
Pangrams5
Genius211

4 letter answers 28 words

EMITITEMMEETMEMEMEMOMETEMIENMIMEMINEMINIMINTMITEMITTMONOMOONMOOTMOPEMOTEOMENOMITPIMPPOEMPOMEPOMPTEEMTEMPTIMETOME

5 letter answers 10 words

EMOTEMIMEOMINIMMONTEMOTETMOTTOTEMPITEMPOTEMPTTOTEM

6 letter answers 9 words

MENTEEMINIONMITTENMOMENTMOPPETMOTIONPENMENPOMPOMTOMTIT

7 letter answers 8 words

EMINENTEMOTIONEPITOMEMEMENTOMENTIONNOMINEEONETIMEPIMENTO

8 letter answers 6 words

IMMINENTIMPOTENTMONOTONEOINTMENTPIMIENTOTENEMENT

10 letter answers 3 words

IMPENITENTOMNIPOTENTPENTIMENTO

Common questions

How many answers in the August 6, 2022 Spelling Bee?

64 valid answers worth 301 points, including 5 pangrams. Genius requires 211 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are IMPOTENT, OMNIPOTENT, PENTIMENTO, PIMENTO, PIMIENTO. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.