NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 20, 2020
Longest word
handicap
8 letters
Top scorer
handicap
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
2
2
2
–
–
6
C
5
5
3
–
–
13
H
1
–
–
–
1
2
I
1
–
–
1
–
2
N
–
1
1
–
–
2
P
3
2
2
–
–
7
Σ
12
10
8
1
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ap 2
C
ca 2ch 9ci 2
H
ha 1hi 1
I
in 2
N
na 1ni 1
P
pa 4pi 3
All 32 answers
132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
aphid5
apian5
candid6
canid5
chai1
chain5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chip1
cicada6
cinch5
★handicappangram15
hind1
inch1
indicia7
naiad5
niacin6
paid1
pain1
panic5
panini6
pica1
picnic6
pinch5