NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 20, 2020
Longest word
bumblebee
9 letters
Top scorer
humbled
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
B
5
2
4
2
1
1
15
D
3
–
3
1
1
–
8
E
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
H
5
–
5
2
–
–
12
L
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
M
3
1
5
3
–
–
12
Σ
19
5
20
8
2
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 4bl 4bu 7
D
de 3du 5
E
el 2em 1
H
he 6hu 6
L
lu 5
M
me 5mu 7
All 55 answers
252 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beheld6
bell1
belle5
belled6
bled1
bleed5
blue1
bluebell8
bubble6
bubbled7
bulb1
bull1
bumble6
bumblebee9
bumbled7
dell1
delude6
deluded7
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
dumbbell8
elude5
eluded6
emblem6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
helm1
helmed6
huddle6
huddled7
hull1
hulled6
humble6
★humbledpangram14
lube1
lubed5
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
meddle6
meddled7
meld1
melded6
melee5
muddle6
muddled7
mule1
mull1
mulled6
mumble6
mumbled7