NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 7, 2020
Longest word
infringing
10 letters
Top scorer
foraging
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
10
Σ
A
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
F
5
3
5
4
4
–
–
21
G
2
–
–
3
–
–
–
5
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
–
1
2
1
–
–
6
Σ
13
3
8
9
5
0
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3
F
fa 7fi 3fo 6fr 5
G
ga 1go 2gr 2
I
in 2
N
na 1
O
of 1
R
ra 1ri 3ro 2
All 39 answers
196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affair6
afro1
fair1
fang1
fanning7
farina6
faring6
farrago7
farro5
fifing6
fining6
firing6
fogging7
fora1
★foragingpangram15
forging7
forgo5
forgoing8
frag1
fragging8
friar5
fringing8
frog1
gaff1
goof1
goofing7
griffin7
griffon7
info1
infringing10
naif1
offing6
raffia6
riff1
riffing7
riffraff8
roof1
roofing7