NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Longest word
birdbath
8 letters
Top scorer
birdbath
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
A
2
3
–
1
–
6
B
8
2
–
–
1
11
D
4
–
–
–
–
4
H
4
2
–
2
–
8
R
1
5
1
1
–
8
T
2
4
2
–
–
8
Σ
21
16
3
4
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ar 3at 2
B
ba 6bi 1br 4
D
da 2dr 2
H
ha 8
R
ra 8
T
ta 3th 1ti 2tr 2
All 45 answers
162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adhibit7
arhat5
aria1
arid1
atria5
attar5
baba1
baht1
bait1
barb1
bard1
bath1
★birdbathpangram15
brad1
braid5
brat1
briar5
dart1
data1
drab1
drat1
habit5
habitat7
hair1
hard1
hardhat7
hart1
hath1
hatha5
rabbi5
rabbit6
rabid5
radar5
radii5
raid1
raita5
ratatat7
tabard6
tart1
tartar6
that1
tiara5
tibia5
trait5
triad5