NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Longest word
adjutant
8 letters
Top scorer
adjunct
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
1
–
1
1
1
4
C
1
–
1
1
–
3
D
2
2
–
–
–
4
J
–
2
–
–
–
2
N
3
–
1
–
–
4
T
3
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
10
5
3
2
1
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3au 1
C
ca 3
D
da 2du 2
J
ja 1ju 1
N
na 4
T
ta 3tu 1
All 21 answers
82 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adduct6
★adjunctpangram14
adjutant8
aunt1
cancan6
cant1
cantata7
data1
daunt5
duad1
ducat5
jaunt5
junta5
naan1
nada1
nana1
natant6
tact1
taunt5
taut1
tuna1