NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Longest word
tailwind
8 letters
Top scorer
tailwind
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
2
2
1
1
–
6
D
3
–
–
–
–
3
I
–
1
2
1
–
4
L
4
1
–
–
–
5
N
1
1
1
–
–
3
T
7
5
2
–
1
15
W
6
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
23
10
6
2
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 1at 3aw 1
D
di 3
I
il 1in 3
L
la 3li 2
N
na 2ni 1
T
ta 5ti 5tw 5
W
wa 2wi 4
All 42 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
anti1
atilt5
attain6
attaint7
await5
dial1
dill1
dint1
iliad5
initial7
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lanai5
lilt1
lint1
naiad5
nail1
nitwit6
tail1
★tailwindpangram15
taint5
tali1
tannin6
tidal5
till1
tilt1
tint1
titan5
twain5
twilit6
twill5
twin1
twit1
wail1
wait1
wild1
will1
wilt1
wind1