NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 2, 2020
Longest word
unkindly
8 letters
Top scorer
unkindly
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
D
3
2
1
–
–
6
I
3
1
–
–
–
4
K
2
–
1
1
–
4
L
5
–
–
–
–
5
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
2
–
1
3
Σ
14
3
4
1
1
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 3du 3
I
id 3il 1
K
ki 4
L
li 2lu 3
N
nu 1
U
un 3
All 23 answers
75 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dull1
dully5
duly1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
kill1
kiln1
kindly6
kinkily7
lily1
link1
lull1
lulu1
lunk1
null1
unduly6
★unkindlypangram15
unlink6