NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 18, 2020
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
dolphin
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
9
Σ
D
3
1
1
2
–
–
7
H
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
6
–
2
–
1
–
9
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
O
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
P
8
2
2
1
–
–
13
Σ
23
5
7
4
1
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 3do 4
H
hi 1ho 4
I
id 1
L
li 3lo 6
N
no 2
O
ol 1on 1op 2
P
ph 1pi 2pl 2po 8
All 41 answers
142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dildo5
dino1
diploid7
dodo1
doll1
dollop6
★dolphinpangram14
hippo5
hold1
hood1
hoodoo6
hoop1
idol1
lion1
lipo1
lipoid6
loin1
loll1
lollipop8
lollop6
loon1
loop1
nonillion9
noon1
olio1
onion5
opinion7
opioid6
phono5
pillion7
pinion6
plod1
plop1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pond1
pooh1
pool1
poop1
poplin6