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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.

4 letters
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
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
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
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