NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Longest word
tabletop
8 letters
Top scorer
tabletop
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
3
3
1
–
–
7
B
10
3
8
–
–
21
E
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
6
1
2
–
–
9
O
3
–
1
–
–
4
P
9
1
3
1
–
14
T
5
2
4
–
2
13
Σ
36
11
19
1
2
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 3ap 1at 2
B
ba 2be 1bl 5bo 13
E
el 1
L
la 1lo 8
O
ob 2ol 1op 1
P
pe 1pl 2po 11
T
ta 3te 2to 8
All 69 answers
242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
allot5
aloe1
alto1
apollo6
atoll5
atop1
ballot6
baobab6
bebop5
bloat5
blob1
bloop5
blot1
blotto6
boat1
boatel6
boba1
bobble6
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
boob1
booboo6
boot1
bootee6
bottle6
elope5
laptop6
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
lollop6
loop1
loot1
lope1
lotto5
oblate6
oboe1
oleo1
opal1
people6
plop1
plot1
poet1
pole1
poll1
polo1
pool1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
poppet6
★potablepangram14
potato6
★tabletoppangram15
taboo5
tattoo6
teapot6
teetotal8
toll1
tool1
toot1
tootle6
tope1
topple6
total5
tote1