NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 8, 2020
Longest word
adaptation
10 letters
Top scorer
adaptation
17 points
Starting letters
6 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
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
3
–
1
2
–
1
8
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
P
8
11
8
2
2
–
–
31
T
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
10
15
11
5
4
0
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 5ap 2at 1
I
in 1
N
no 1
O
op 3
P
pa 10pi 12po 9
T
ta 1ti 1
All 46 answers
249 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adapt5
★adaptationpangram17
★adaptionpangram15
adopt5
★adoptionpangram15
apian5
appoint7
atop1
inapt5
nonpaid7
opinion7
opioid6
option6
paid1
pain1
paint5
panda5
pandit6
panini6
pant1
papa1
patina6
patio5
piano5
pinata6
pinion6
pinot5
pinpoint8
pint1
pinto5
pipit5
pippin6
pita1
pitapat7
piton5
podia5
point5
pond1
pontoon7
poop1
poppa5
potation8
potato6
potion6
tapa1
tiptop6