NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 12, 2020
Longest word
homogamy
8 letters
Top scorer
mahogany
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
4
3
2
–
–
9
G
3
2
2
–
–
7
H
1
3
–
1
1
6
M
5
8
1
–
2
16
N
2
2
–
1
–
5
Y
2
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
17
19
5
2
3
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2ah 1am 2an 4
G
ga 6go 1
H
ha 3ho 3
M
ma 11mo 3my 2
N
na 4no 1
Y
ya 2yo 1
All 46 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
agony5
ahoy1
ammo1
among5
annoy5
anon1
anonym6
anyhoo6
gaga1
gagman6
gamma5
gammon6
gamy1
gang1
gonna5
hammy5
hang1
hangman7
hoagy5
hogan5
homogamy8
magma5
★mahoganypangram15
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
manga5
mango5
mangy5
manna5
many1
mayo1
moan1
momma5
monogamy8
myna1
mynah5
naan1
naggy5
nana1
nanny5
nonagon7
yahoo5
yang1
yoga1