NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 12, 2020
Longest word
lavatory
8 letters
Top scorer
lavatory
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
5
2
–
–
9
L
1
1
–
1
1
4
O
1
–
1
1
–
3
R
2
2
2
3
1
10
T
12
6
3
1
–
22
V
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
19
14
9
6
2
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3ao 2ar 1at 2av 1
L
la 1lo 3
O
oa 1or 2
R
ra 3ro 7
T
ta 10to 7tr 4ty 1
V
vo 2
All 50 answers
208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allot5
altar5
alto1
aorta5
aortal6
arty1
atoll5
attar5
avatar6
★lavatorypangram15
loot1
lotto5
loyalty7
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
ratatat7
rattly6
ratty5
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
roto1
rotor5
royalty7
tall1
tally5
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tartly6
tattoo6
tatty5
toll1
tool1
toot1
toro1
tort1
total5
totally7
tray1
troll5
trot1
troy1
tyro1
volt1
votary6