NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 28, 2020
Longest word
clutched
8 letters
Top scorer
clutched
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
C
4
1
6
2
1
14
D
4
–
5
2
–
11
E
–
2
1
2
–
5
H
4
–
3
1
–
8
L
4
2
1
2
–
9
T
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
17
6
16
9
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 4cu 7
D
de 6du 5
E
el 5
H
he 4hu 4
L
le 5lu 4
T
te 1tu 1
All 49 answers
221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celled6
cellule7
clue1
clued5
clutch6
★clutchedpangram15
cuddle6
cuddled7
cull1
culled6
cult1
cutlet6
cuttle6
delete6
deleted7
dell1
delt1
delude6
deluded7
duel1
dueled6
dulcet6
dull1
dulled6
elect5
elected7
electee7
elude5
eluded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
huddle6
huddled7
hull1
hulled6
lech1
leech5
leeched7
letch5
lettuce7
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lute1
tell1
tulle5