NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 16, 2020
Longest word
doughboy
8 letters
Top scorer
doughboy
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
Σ
B
4
3
2
1
–
10
D
1
4
1
–
1
7
G
2
1
–
1
–
4
H
2
1
1
–
–
4
Y
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
9
9
5
2
1
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bo 9bu 1
D
do 7
G
go 4
H
ho 4
Y
yo 1
All 26 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★body1
boggy5
boho1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boohoo6
bough5
boyhood7
buoy1
dodgy5
dodo1
doggo5
doggy5
dough5
★doughboypangram15
doughy6
goby1
godhood7
good1
goody5
hobby5
hobo1
hood1
hoodoo6
yoohoo6