You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 9, 2020

Longest word
foxglove
8 letters
Top scorer
foxglove
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
16
5 letters
4
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
E
1
1
F
7
1
8
G
2
2
3
7
L
4
2
6
O
2
2
V
1
1
Σ
16
4
4
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

E
ev 1
F
fe 2fl 4fo 2
G
ge 1gl 2go 4
L
le 2lo 4
O
og 1ol 1
V
vo 1

All 25 answers

75 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
evolve6
feel1
fell1
flee1
flex1
floe1
flog1
fool1
foxglovepangram15
gelee5
glee1
glove5
goggle6
golf1
google6
googol6
levee5
level5
loge1
logo1
loll1
love1
ogle1
oleo1
vole1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.