NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 16, 2020
Longest word
clinician
9 letters
Top scorer
fanciful
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
A
2
2
3
1
–
–
8
C
4
4
2
2
1
1
14
F
4
3
5
–
1
1
14
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
4
2
3
–
–
–
9
N
4
–
1
–
–
–
5
U
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
12
14
3
2
2
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2al 1an 5
C
ca 10ci 1cl 3
F
fa 8fi 4fl 2
I
il 1
L
la 5li 1lu 3
N
na 4ni 1
U
ul 1
All 52 answers
225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
alfalfa7
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
calculi7
calf1
call1
calla5
canal5
cancan6
canful6
canna5
cannula7
caul1
cilia5
clan1
clinical8
clinician9
facial6
fail1
fall1
★fancifulpangram15
fanfic6
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
filial6
final5
financial9
finial6
flail5
flan1
iliac5
lacuna6
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lilac5
luau1
luna1
lunula6
naan1
naif1
nail1
nana1
niacin6
ulna1