NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 17, 2020
Longest word
hourlong
8 letters
Top scorer
hourlong
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
G
3
1
2
–
–
6
H
2
1
1
–
1
5
L
4
–
–
1
1
6
N
2
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
1
1
–
–
–
2
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
12
3
5
1
2
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gh 1go 4gr 1
H
ho 5
L
lo 6
N
no 2
O
oo 1
R
ro 2
U
un 1
All 23 answers
87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ghoul5
gong1
googol6
goon1
gorgon6
grog1
honor5
horn1
horror6
hour1
★hourlongpangram15
logo1
logroll7
loll1
long1
longhorn8
loon1
noon1
noun1
oolong6
roll1
rough5
unroll6