NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Longest word
talkative
9 letters
Top scorer
talkative
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start 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
9
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
K
5
1
1
–
–
–
7
L
4
1
–
–
–
–
5
T
4
1
1
–
–
2
8
Σ
13
4
3
0
0
2
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2
K
ka 1ke 2ki 3kv 1
L
la 2le 2li 1
T
ta 4te 2ti 2
All 22 answers
76 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alike5
alkali6
kale1
keel1
kettle6
kill1
kilt1
kite1
kvell5
lake1
latke5
leak1
leek1
like1
take1
talk1
★talkativepangram16
talkie6
teak1
teakettle9
tiki1
tikka5