NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 24, 2020
Longest word
italicize
9 letters
Top scorer
italicize
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
A
1
1
3
1
–
–
6
C
3
5
2
2
–
–
12
E
–
2
1
1
1
–
5
I
–
1
2
1
–
1
5
L
3
2
2
4
–
–
11
T
2
2
1
1
1
–
7
Σ
9
13
11
10
2
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5at 1
C
ca 6ce 3ci 2cl 1
E
ec 2el 3
I
ic 1il 2it 2
L
la 8li 3
T
ta 7
All 46 answers
242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acetal6
acetate7
acetic6
attic5
cacti5
call1
calla5
catcall7
cattail7
cattle6
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
cite1
cleat5
eclat5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elicit6
icicle6
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
★italicizepangram16
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
lactic6
laic1
laical6
laicize7
lattice7
lice1
licit5
lilac5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactile7
talc1