NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Longest word
anklebone
9 letters
Top scorer
anklebone
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
3
3
4
1
–
1
12
B
9
6
3
1
2
–
21
E
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
K
3
4
1
–
–
–
8
L
13
2
–
–
1
–
16
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
31
16
9
3
3
1
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 5an 5
B
ba 9be 3bl 5bo 4
E
el 1en 2
K
ka 1ke 2kn 3ko 2
L
la 4le 3ll 1lo 8
N
no 2
O
ol 1
All 63 answers
226 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abalone7
able1
alkane6
alkene6
allele6
aloe1
alone5
anal1
ankle5
★anklebonepangram16
annal5
anneal6
babble6
babel5
bale1
baleen6
balk1
ball1
balloon7
banal5
bankable8
beanball8
bell1
belle5
blab1
blank5
bleak5
blob1
bloke5
bobble6
bola1
boll1
bolo1
elan1
enable6
ennoble7
kale1
keel1
kennel6
kneel5
knell5
knoll5
koala5
kola1
label5
lake1
lane1
lank1
leak1
lean1
leek1
llano5
loan1
loanable8
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
lone1
look1
loon1
noble5
noel1
oleo1