NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 2, 2020
Longest word
invincible
10 letters
Top scorer
invincible
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
10
Σ
B
4
5
–
2
–
–
–
11
C
1
3
1
–
–
–
–
5
E
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
I
–
–
1
2
–
–
1
4
L
4
5
–
1
1
–
–
11
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
V
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
12
13
4
6
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 6bi 3bl 2
C
ce 3ci 1cl 1
E
el 1en 1ev 1
I
ic 1in 3
L
le 3li 8
N
ni 1
V
ve 1vi 2
All 38 answers
183 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
belie5
believe7
bell1
belle5
bevel5
bible5
bile1
bill1
blin1
blini5
celeb5
cell1
celli5
civil5
clinic6
eleven6
enliven7
evil1
icicle6
incivil7
incline7
★invinciblepangram17
lenience8
levee5
level5
libel5
libelee7
lice1
lien1
line1
linen5
live1
liven5
nibble6
veil1
vile1
★vinciblepangram15