NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Longest word
cottonwood
10 letters
Top scorer
countdown
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
C
1
3
3
4
–
1
1
13
D
2
2
–
–
1
–
–
5
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
U
3
1
–
1
–
–
–
5
W
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
6
Σ
16
8
4
6
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 11cu 2
D
do 4du 1
N
no 2
O
on 1ou 1
T
to 4
U
ud 1un 4
W
wo 6
All 37 answers
163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★coconut7
cocoon6
codon5
concoct7
condo5
conduct7
coot1
cotton6
cottonwood10
count5
★countdownpangram16
★cutdownpangram14
cutout6
dodo1
donut5
down1
downtown8
dunno5
noon1
noun1
onto1
outdo5
toon1
toot1
tout1
town1
udon1
undo1
unto1
unwon5
unwound7
wont1
wonton6
wood1
woodcut7
woot1
wound5