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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 8, 2020

Longest word
nametape
8 letters
Top scorer
pavement
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
19
5 letters
7
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
3

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
1
2
1
4
E
1
1
N
2
1
3
P
9
4
5
2
2
22
T
4
2
1
7
V
3
3
Σ
19
7
8
3
3
40

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ap 3at 1
E
ep 1
N
na 2ne 1
P
pa 12pe 10
T
ta 3te 4
V
va 2ve 1

All 40 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apeman6
apemen6
apnea5
attempt7
epee1
nametape8
nape1
neap1
paean5
pampa5
panama6
pane1
pant1
papa1
pate1
patent6
patentee8
pavane6
pave1
pavementpangram15
peat1
peen1
peep1
peeve5
penman6
penmen6
pennant7
penne5
pent1
pentane7
tamp1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
temp1
tempt5
tepee5
vamp1
vape1
veep1
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