NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 27, 2020
Longest word
nonagonal
9 letters
Top scorer
longhand
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
2
1
–
–
–
5
D
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
G
6
2
2
2
–
–
12
H
3
4
1
1
1
–
10
L
6
1
2
–
1
–
10
N
1
1
–
1
–
1
4
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
21
11
8
4
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 2an 2
D
do 5
G
ga 1go 11
H
ha 4ho 6
L
la 1ll 1lo 8
N
no 4
O
oo 1
All 47 answers
184 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
aloha5
along5
analog6
anon1
dodo1
doggo5
doll1
dong1
doodad6
gallon6
goad1
goal1
godhood7
gold1
gonad5
gondola7
gong1
gonna5
good1
googol6
goon1
hallo5
halo1
handhold8
hangdog7
hodad5
hogan5
hold1
holla5
hood1
hoodoo6
lagoon6
llano5
load1
loan1
logo1
loll1
long1
longan6
★longhandpangram15
loon1
nodal5
nonagon7
nonagonal9
noon1
oolong6