NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 22, 2020
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
drought
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
D
2
1
1
1
–
–
–
5
G
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
H
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
4
–
1
–
–
1
6
R
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
6
4
2
2
1
–
1
16
Σ
13
12
4
4
1
0
2
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 2dr 2du 1
G
go 2gr 1gu 1
H
ho 1hu 1
O
ou 6
R
ro 3
T
th 8to 3tr 3tu 2
All 36 answers
160 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dough5
dour1
★droughtpangram14
drug1
dugout6
gourd5
gout1
grout5
guru1
hour1
hurt1
ought5
outdo5
outdoor7
outgo5
outro5
outthought10
rotgut6
rough5
rout1
thorough8
thou1
though6
thought7
through7
throughout10
thud1
thug1
tough5
tour1
tout1
trough6
trout5
truth5
tutor5
tutu1