NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 17, 2020
Longest word
paintball
9 letters
Top scorer
paintball
16 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
3
1
1
–
–
7
B
5
1
–
–
1
–
7
I
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
L
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
5
4
6
4
2
1
22
T
6
3
2
1
–
–
12
Σ
22
14
10
7
3
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 1ap 1at 3
B
ba 2bi 2bl 3
I
in 2
L
la 4li 2
N
na 1
P
pa 8pi 9pl 5
T
ta 5ti 7
All 57 answers
241 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alibi5
alit1
anti1
apian5
atilt5
attain6
attaint7
bail1
bait1
bilabial8
bill1
blin1
blini5
blip1
inapt5
initial7
labia5
labial6
lain1
lanai5
lilt1
lint1
nail1
pail1
pain1
paint5
★paintballpangram16
palatial8
panini6
papilla7
patina6
pill1
pinata6
pinball7
pint1
pintail7
pipit5
pippin6
pita1
pitapat7
plain5
plaint6
plait5
plantain8
pliant6
tail1
tain1
taint5
tali1
tannin6
tibia5
tibial6
tilapia7
till1
tilt1
tint1
titan5