NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Longest word
enchaining
10 letters
Top scorer
enchaining
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
10
Σ
A
3
1
2
–
–
–
–
6
C
6
6
7
2
5
–
–
26
E
1
–
1
2
1
2
1
8
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
H
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
N
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
12
11
11
6
6
2
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6
C
ca 10ch 14ci 2
E
ea 1ec 1en 6
G
ga 1
H
he 1
I
ic 1in 2
N
ni 4
All 49 answers
265 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
ache1
aching6
acing5
acne1
cache5
caching7
cage1
caging6
cancan6
cane1
canine6
caning6
canna5
canning7
chai1
chain5
chaining8
chance6
chancing8
change6
changing8
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chinning8
cinch5
cinching8
each1
echinacea9
encage6
encaging8
enchain7
★enchainingpangram17
enhance7
★enhancingpangram16
ganache7
hence5
icing5
inch1
inching7
niacin6
nice1
niche5
niece5