NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 27, 2020
Longest word
cannonball
10 letters
Top scorer
balcony
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
A
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
B
9
3
6
3
–
–
–
21
C
5
5
8
–
1
1
1
21
L
5
5
–
2
–
–
–
12
N
2
3
–
–
1
–
–
6
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
23
19
14
5
2
1
1
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 2
B
ba 6bl 3bo 12
C
ca 7cl 3co 11
L
ll 1lo 11
N
na 1no 4ny 1
O
on 2
All 65 answers
279 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alloy5
annoy5
anon1
baboon6
bacon5
★balconypangram14
ballboy7
balloon7
baobab6
blob1
blobby6
bloc1
boba1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bonbon6
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boon1
cacao5
callaloo8
cannon6
cannonball10
canola6
canon5
canyon6
cloaca6
clonal6
cloy1
coal1
coca1
cocoa5
cocoon6
cola1
colcannon9
colon5
colony6
cool1
coolly6
coyly5
llano5
loan1
lobby5
lobo1
local5
locally7
loco1
loll1
loon1
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
nabob5
nobly5
nonlocal8
noob1
noon1
nylon5
onlay5
only1