NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 29, 2020
Longest word
tenacity
8 letters
Top scorer
tenacity
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
C
2
3
–
1
–
6
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
1
–
–
1
–
2
N
–
4
2
–
–
6
T
1
3
–
1
1
6
Y
1
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
5
12
3
3
1
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ca 3ci 1cy 2
E
en 1
I
in 1it 1
N
na 2ne 1ni 3
T
ta 1te 3ti 2
Y
ye 3
All 24 answers
119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★canny5
catty5
cayenne7
city1
cyan1
cynic5
entity6
inanity7
itty1
nanny5
natty5
netty5
nicety6
ninety6
ninny5
tatty5
teeny5
★tenacitypangram15
tenancy7
tinny5
tiny1
yenta5
yente5
yeti1