NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Longest word
bamboozle
9 letters
Top scorer
bamboozle
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
2
1
4
–
–
–
7
B
10
6
2
–
–
1
19
E
–
–
2
–
1
–
3
L
9
3
–
1
1
–
14
M
5
2
1
–
–
1
9
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Z
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
28
12
9
1
2
2
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3al 2am 1az 1
B
ba 6be 3bl 6bo 4
E
em 3
L
la 7le 1ll 1lo 5
M
ma 4me 2mo 3
O
ol 1
Z
ze 1
All 54 answers
190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ablaze6
able1
abloom6
allele6
aloe1
amble5
azalea6
babble6
babel5
bale1
ball1
balm1
★bamboozlepangram16
bell1
belle5
bezel5
blab1
blam1
blame5
blaze5
blob1
bloom5
bobble6
bola1
boll1
bolo1
embalm6
embezzle8
emblem6
label5
lama1
lamb1
lame1
lamella7
lamellae8
laze1
lemma5
llama5
loam1
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
loom1
male1
mall1
malleable9
mammal6
meal1
melee5
mole1
moll1
moola5
oleo1
zeal1