NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 3, 2020
Longest word
groundhog
9 letters
Top scorer
groundhog
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
D
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
G
2
–
2
–
–
1
5
H
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
N
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
R
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
U
2
–
2
–
1
–
5
Σ
11
6
5
1
1
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 2du 3
G
go 3gr 2
H
ho 3hu 1
N
no 2nu 1
R
ro 2ru 1
U
ud 1un 4
All 25 answers
102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dong1
donor5
dugong6
dung1
dunno5
gong1
goon1
gorgon6
ground6
★groundhogpangram16
honor5
horn1
hound5
hung1
noon1
noun1
nunhood7
rondo5
round5
rung1
udon1
undo1
unground8
unhood6
unhung6