NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Longest word
driftwood
9 letters
Top scorer
driftwood
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.4
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
F
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
8
1
–
–
–
–
9
T
6
1
2
–
–
–
9
W
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
22
4
2
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 1do 1dr 3
F
fo 2
O
od 1
R
ri 3ro 6
T
to 6tr 3
W
wo 2wr 1
All 29 answers
70 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dirt1
door1
drift5
★driftwoodpangram16
droid5
ford1
fort1
odor1
riff1
rift1
riot1
rood1
roof1
root1
roti1
roto1
rotor5
tori1
torii5
toro1
toroid6
torrid6
tort1
trio1
trod1
trot1
word1
wort1
writ1