NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 30, 2020
Longest word
backhand
8 letters
Top scorer
backhand
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
1
1
–
–
–
2
B
5
1
1
1
2
10
C
1
–
2
–
–
3
D
1
1
–
–
–
2
H
3
–
–
–
–
3
K
1
1
–
–
–
2
N
3
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
15
4
3
1
2
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1an 1
B
ba 10
C
ca 2ch 1
D
da 2
H
ha 3
K
kh 1kn 1
N
na 3
All 25 answers
83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
ankh1
baba1
babka5
back1
★backhandpangram15
banana6
banc1
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bank1
cabana6
cancan6
chad1
dacha5
dank1
hack1
hand1
hank1
khan1
knack5
naan1
nada1
nana1