NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Longest word
runaround
9 letters
Top scorer
aground
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
A
2
4
3
1
–
–
10
D
4
3
3
1
–
–
11
G
5
5
2
–
–
–
12
N
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
R
4
3
–
–
–
1
8
U
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
Σ
20
17
8
3
1
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 3an 2ar 3au 1
D
do 7dr 2du 2
G
go 8gr 3gu 1
N
no 3
O
od 1or 2
R
ra 1ro 6ru 1
U
ud 1un 2
All 50 answers
198 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adorn5
agog1
agora5
★agroundpangram14
angora6
anon1
ardor5
argon5
around6
aurora6
dodo1
doggo5
dong1
donor5
doodad6
door1
dour1
dragon6
dragoon7
dugong6
dunno5
goad1
gonad5
gong1
gonna5
good1
goon1
gorgon6
gourd5
groan5
grog1
ground6
guano5
nonagon7
noon1
noun1
odor1
orang5
organ5
radon5
road1
roan1
roar1
rondo5
rood1
round5
runaround9
udon1
undo1
unground8