NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Longest word
calorific
9 letters
Top scorer
calorific
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
6
2
2
2
–
–
12
C
6
7
4
3
1
1
22
F
5
7
3
1
2
–
18
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
5
3
1
–
–
–
9
O
2
1
–
–
1
–
4
R
3
–
2
1
1
–
7
Σ
27
21
12
7
5
1
73
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2af 3ai 2al 2ar 3
C
ca 10ci 3cl 1co 8
F
fa 7fi 1fl 4fo 4fr 2
I
il 1
L
la 3li 3lo 3
O
of 2or 2
R
ra 4ri 2ro 1
All 73 answers
309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
afar1
affair6
afro1
aioli5
airfoil7
alfalfa7
aloof5
arco1
aria1
aril1
cacao5
calf1
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
caloric7
★calorificpangram16
carioca7
carol5
ciao1
cilia5
circa5
cloaca6
coal1
coca1
cocoa5
cola1
collar6
coral5
corolla7
corral6
facial6
fail1
fair1
fall1
falloff7
farcical8
farro5
filial6
flail5
flair5
flora5
floral6
foal1
focaccia8
focal5
fora1
frail5
friar5
iliac5
laic1
laical6
lair1
liar1
lilac5
lira1
loaf1
local5
loofa5
offal5
official8
oral1
orca1
racial6
raffia6
rail1
railcar7
rial1
riffraff8
roar1