NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 23, 2020
Longest word
nonagonal
9 letters
Top scorer
longboat
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
B
3
3
4
3
–
–
13
G
4
1
1
1
–
–
7
L
3
1
2
–
1
–
7
N
4
2
1
2
–
1
10
O
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
T
3
3
–
–
2
–
8
Σ
20
11
12
6
3
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 3at 1
B
ba 6bl 1bo 6
G
ga 3gn 1go 3
L
la 1ll 1lo 5
N
na 6no 4
O
ob 1on 1oo 1
T
ta 4to 4
All 53 answers
229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★along5
anal1
analog6
anon1
atonal6
baboon6
balloon7
banal5
banana6
bang1
baton5
blatant7
bologna7
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
bonobo6
boon1
gallant7
gallon6
gang1
gnat1
gong1
gonna5
goon1
lagoon6
llano5
loan1
long1
longan6
★longboatpangram15
loon1
naan1
nabob5
nana1
nanobot7
natal5
natant6
nonagon7
nonagonal9
noob1
noon1
oblong6
onto1
oolong6
tagalong8
talon5
tang1
tango5
toboggan8
tonal5
tong1
toon1