NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Longest word
whippoorwill
12 letters
Top scorer
whippoorwill
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
10
11
12
Σ
H
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
11
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
16
W
2
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
5
Σ
16
6
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
hi 1ho 1
L
li 1lo 3
O
or 1
P
pi 2pl 2po 8pr 4
W
wh 5
All 28 answers
107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★hippo5
hoop1
lipo1
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
orlop5
pill1
pillow6
plop1
plow1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pooh1
pool1
poop1
poor1
powwow6
prior5
prop1
prow1
prowl5
whip1
★whippoorwillpangram19
★whirlpoolpangram16
whoop5
whop1