NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 30, 2020
Longest word
belittlement
12 letters
Top scorer
belittlement
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
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9
10
11
12
Σ
B
9
4
3
2
2
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1
21
E
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1
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1
I
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1
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1
L
1
1
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1
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3
N
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1
2
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3
Σ
10
6
7
3
2
0
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 13bi 6bl 2
E
em 1
I
im 1
L
li 3
N
ni 3
All 29 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
been1
beet1
beetle6
belie5
belittle8
★belittlementpangram19
bell1
belle5
bellmen7
belt1
beltline8
bent1
bible5
bile1
bill1
billet6
bite1
bitten6
blin1
blini5
emblem6
imbibe6
libel5
libelee7
limb1
nibble6
nimbi5
nimble6