NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 21, 2020
Longest word
bogeymen
8 letters
Top scorer
bogeymen
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
B
7
7
5
–
1
20
E
1
1
1
–
–
3
G
4
3
1
–
–
8
M
3
3
–
1
1
8
N
4
–
–
–
–
4
O
4
–
–
–
–
4
Y
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
23
14
8
1
2
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bo 18by 1
E
eb 2eg 1
G
ge 1gn 1go 6
M
me 1mo 7
N
ne 1no 3
O
ob 2og 1om 1
Y
ye 1
All 48 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★begone6
bogey5
★bogeymenpangram15
boggy5
bomb1
bombe5
bonbon6
bone1
bong1
bongo5
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boom1
boomy5
boon1
bygone6
ebon1
ebony5
eggnog6
genome6
gnome5
goby1
gone1
gong1
gooey5
goon1
goony5
memo1
mommy5
money5
moneymen8
mono1
mononym7
moon1
moony5
neon1
none1
noob1
noon1
obey1
oboe1
ogee1
omen1
yeomen6