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

Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 10, 2020

Longest word
priapic
7 letters
Top scorer
privacy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
9
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
3
1
3
–
7
C
3
3
2
–
8
P
4
2
4
2
12
R
1
–
–
–
1
V
1
1
–
–
2
Y
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
12
8
9
2
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ai 1ap 1ar 2av 1
C
ca 5ci 1cr 2
P
pa 7pi 2pr 3
R
ra 1
V
va 1vi 1
Y
ya 1

All 31 answers

127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
airy1
apiary6
aria1
array5
aviary6
carp1
carpi5
carry5
cava1
caviar6
circa5
crap1
crappy6
pair1
papa1
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
papyri6
parry5
pica1
piracy6
pray1
priapic7
★privacypangram14
racy1
vary1
vicar5
yappy5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.