NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Longest word
chiefly
7 letters
Top scorer
chiefly
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
Σ
C
2
3
5
1
11
F
–
2
–
–
2
H
3
1
–
–
4
L
1
1
1
–
3
Y
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
7
8
6
1
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 10cl 1
F
fi 2
H
he 2hi 2
L
le 2ly 1
Y
ye 2
All 22 answers
97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chef1
chic1
chichi6
chicle6
chicly6
chief5
★chieflypangram14
chili5
chill5
chilly6
cliche6
fiche5
filch5
heel1
hell1
hill1
hilly5
lech1
leech5
lychee6
yecch5
yech1