NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 9, 2020
Longest word
acceptance
10 letters
Top scorer
encampment
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
3
1
–
1
1
8
C
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
4
E
1
–
1
–
–
–
1
3
N
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
P
10
6
4
5
2
–
–
27
T
4
2
1
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
19
10
11
6
3
1
2
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ap 4at 1
C
ca 4
E
en 2ep 1
N
na 2ne 1
P
pa 13pe 14
T
ta 3te 4
All 52 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accept6
acceptance10
acceptant9
apace5
apeman6
apemen6
apnea5
attempt7
camp1
canape6
cape1
catnap6
encamp6
★encampmentpangram17
epee1
nametape8
nape1
neap1
pace1
pact1
paean5
pampa5
panacea7
panama6
pancetta8
pane1
pant1
papa1
pate1
patent6
patentee8
peace5
peat1
pecan5
peccant7
peen1
peep1
penance7
pence5
penman6
penmen6
pennant7
penne5
pent1
pentane7
tamp1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
temp1
tempt5
tepee5