NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Longest word
potbelly
8 letters
Top scorer
potbelly
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
B
1
3
1
1
–
6
E
1
–
1
1
–
3
L
–
2
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
1
5
2
–
1
9
T
2
–
–
–
1
3
Y
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
8
10
4
2
2
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 2bl 1bo 2by 1
E
ee 1ey 2
L
lo 2
O
ob 1
P
pe 4pl 1po 4
T
te 1ty 2
Y
ye 2
All 26 answers
119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bellboy7
belly5
blobby6
booby5
booty5
byte1
eely1
eyebolt7
eyelet6
lobby5
loopy5
obey1
pebbly6
peppy5
petty5
peyote6
ploy1
polyp5
poppy5
★potbellypangram15
potty5
teletype8
type1
typo1
yell1
yelp1