NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 20, 2020
Longest word
nautical
8 letters
Top scorer
nautical
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
1
1
3
–
–
5
C
3
–
1
2
–
6
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
L
4
–
2
1
–
7
N
1
–
–
1
1
3
T
3
3
–
1
–
7
U
2
3
–
–
–
5
Σ
14
7
7
5
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1an 3au 1
C
ca 3cu 3
I
in 1
L
la 1lu 6
N
na 2nu 1
T
ta 3tu 4
U
ul 1un 4
All 34 answers
148 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actual6
annual6
annul5
annuli6
aunt1
calculi7
cannula7
caul1
cull1
cult1
cultic6
intuit6
lacuna6
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
★lunaticpangram14
lunula6
★nauticalpangram15
nautili7
null1
tactual7
taunt5
taut1
tuna1
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
ulna1
uncut5
unit1
unlit5
until5