NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Longest word
cannonball
10 letters
Top scorer
balcony
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
A
3
3
1
–
–
–
–
7
B
7
1
2
4
–
–
–
14
C
7
5
6
–
1
1
1
21
L
6
5
–
2
–
–
–
13
N
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
24
17
9
6
2
1
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 3an 3
B
ba 6bl 5bo 3
C
ca 8cl 5co 8
L
la 1ll 1lo 11
N
no 2ny 1
O
on 2
All 60 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ably1
allay5
alloy5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
★balconypangram14
ball1
ballboy7
balloon7
banal5
banally7
blab1
blabby6
blob1
blobby6
bloc1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
cabal5
cabala6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
canal5
cannonball10
canola6
clan1
clay1
cloaca6
clonal6
cloy1
coal1
cola1
colcannon9
colon5
colony6
cool1
coolly6
coyly5
lacy1
llano5
loan1
lobby5
lobo1
local5
locally7
loco1
loll1
loon1
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
nobly5
nonlocal8
nylon5
onlay5
only1