NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 22, 2020
Longest word
annotator
9 letters
Top scorer
frontman
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
2
4
1
1
–
1
9
F
7
2
1
1
1
–
12
M
4
3
5
–
2
–
14
N
1
–
1
1
1
–
4
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
9
1
1
2
–
–
13
T
7
1
3
1
–
–
12
Σ
30
11
13
6
4
1
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3an 1ao 1ar 3at 1
F
fa 3fo 5fr 4
M
ma 7mo 7
N
na 1no 3
O
or 1
R
ra 4ro 9
T
ta 7to 3tr 2
All 65 answers
260 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affront7
afro1
annotator9
aorta5
armor5
aroma5
arrant6
attar5
farm1
farro5
fart1
fora1
form1
★formantpangram14
format6
fort1
frat1
from1
front5
★frontmanpangram15
manor5
mantra6
marm1
marmot6
maroon6
mart1
matron6
moonroof8
moor1
morn1
moron5
mortar6
motor5
motorman8
narrator8
nonart6
norm1
notator7
orator6
raft1
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
roam1
roan1
roar1
roof1
room1
root1
rotator7
roto1
rotor5
tantara7
tantra6
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
torn1
toro1
tort1
tram1
trot1