NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Longest word
dormitory
9 letters
Top scorer
dormitory
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
9
Σ
D
4
2
–
–
–
1
7
M
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
6
2
–
–
–
–
8
T
9
1
2
–
1
–
13
Σ
21
6
3
0
1
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 2do 4dr 1
M
mi 1mo 2
O
od 1
R
ri 1ro 7
T
to 7tr 5ty 1
All 32 answers
93 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dirt1
dirty5
door1
dorm1
★dormitorypangram16
dory1
droid5
mirror6
moor1
motor5
odor1
riot1
rood1
room1
roomy5
root1
roti1
roto1
rotor5
tommyrot8
tori1
torii5
toro1
toroid6
torrid6
tort1
trim1
trio1
trod1
trot1
troy1
tyro1