NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 18, 2020
Longest word
arrowroot
9 letters
Top scorer
throwaway
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
1
2
1
–
–
1
5
H
3
1
4
–
–
1
9
O
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
R
3
1
1
1
1
–
7
T
7
5
3
1
–
1
17
W
3
3
2
–
–
1
9
Y
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
19
13
14
3
1
4
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1ao 1ar 3
H
ha 1ho 8
O
oa 2or 2
R
ro 7
T
ta 3th 4to 6tr 3ty 1
W
wa 1wh 1wo 7
Y
ya 2yo 1
All 54 answers
240 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahoy1
aorta5
arrow5
arrowroot9
arroyo6
harrow6
hoar1
hoary5
hoorah6
hooray6
hoot1
hora1
horror6
hortatory9
oath1
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
roar1
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
roto1
rotor5
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
throat6
throaty7
throw5
★throwawaypangram16
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
torah5
toro1
tort1
trot1
troth5
troy1
tyro1
wahoo5
whoa1
woohoo6
woot1
worry5
worrywart9
wort1
worth5
worthy6
yahoo5
yarrow6
yoohoo6