NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 12, 2020
Longest word
bandanna
8 letters
Top scorer
handbook
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
2
–
–
1
–
3
B
5
–
4
1
1
11
D
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
3
–
1
–
1
5
K
2
–
–
–
–
2
N
6
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
19
1
5
2
2
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1an 2
B
ba 6bo 5
D
da 1
H
ha 3ho 2
K
kh 1kn 1
N
na 4no 3
All 29 answers
91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abandon7
ankh1
anon1
baboon6
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bank1
bonbon6
bond1
bonk1
bonobo6
boon1
dank1
hand1
★handbookpangram15
hank1
hobnob6
honk1
khan1
knob1
naan1
nabob5
nada1
nana1
noob1
nook1
noon1