NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 22, 2020
Longest word
boycotted
9 letters
Top scorer
boycotted
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
B
3
1
2
1
–
1
8
C
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
D
2
2
3
–
2
–
9
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
T
4
4
1
–
–
–
9
Σ
11
8
8
1
2
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bo 6by 1
C
co 3
D
de 5do 4
O
oc 1oo 1
T
te 2to 7
All 31 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beet1
boot1
booted6
bootee6
booty5
boycott7
★boycottedpangram16
byte1
coot1
cote1
coyote6
debt1
decoct6
decocted8
detect6
detected8
dote1
doted5
dotted6
dotty5
octet5
oocyte6
teddy5
teed1
toddy5
toed1
toot1
tooted6
tote1
toted5
toyed5