NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Longest word
yardbird
8 letters
Top scorer
jaybird
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
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
4
1
–
–
–
5
B
5
2
–
–
–
7
D
3
3
–
–
–
6
J
–
–
–
1
–
1
R
2
5
–
–
–
7
Y
1
–
–
–
1
2
Σ
15
11
0
1
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1aj 1ar 3
B
ba 2bi 1br 4
D
da 1di 1dr 4
J
ja 1
R
ra 6ri 1
Y
ya 2
All 28 answers
92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airy1
ajar1
aria1
arid1
array5
barb1
bard1
bird1
brad1
braid5
bray1
briar5
dairy5
diary5
drab1
dray1
drib1
dryad5
★jaybirdpangram14
rabbi5
rabid5
radar5
radii5
raid1
raja1
ribby5
yard1
yardbird8