You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
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.

4 letters
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
16
7 letters
9
8 letters
1

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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.