NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 20, 2020
Longest word
tollbooth
9 letters
Top scorer
mothball
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
9
Σ
A
3
4
1
–
–
–
8
B
14
3
7
–
–
–
24
H
4
–
1
–
–
–
5
L
5
2
–
–
–
–
7
M
5
4
1
1
1
–
12
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
3
2
–
–
1
10
Σ
36
16
12
1
1
1
67
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 3am 1at 2
B
ba 3bl 5bo 16
H
ha 2ho 3
L
lo 7
M
ma 2mo 10
O
oa 1
T
ta 2to 8
All 67 answers
219 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
abloom6
allot5
aloha5
alto1
ammo1
atoll5
atom1
ballot6
bamboo6
baobab6
bloat5
blob1
bloom5
blot1
blotto6
boat1
boba1
boho1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bomb1
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boom1
boot1
booth5
both1
bottom6
haboob6
halo1
hobo1
holt1
hoot1
loam1
loath5
lobo1
loll1
loom1
loot1
lotto5
mambo5
mammoth7
moat1
moll1
molt1
momma5
moola5
moolah6
moot1
moth1
★mothballpangram15
motto5
oath1
taboo5
tattoo6
toll1
tollbooth9
tomato6
tomb1
tool1
toot1
tooth5
total5