NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 1, 2020
Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
extinction
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
11
12
Σ
C
4
2
3
6
–
1
4
–
–
20
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
I
2
1
2
–
1
2
–
1
1
10
N
4
2
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
11
O
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
T
4
5
1
1
1
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–
–
–
12
X
–
1
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–
–
–
–
–
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1
Σ
17
13
10
8
4
3
5
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 20
E
ec 1ex 2
I
ic 2in 7io 1
N
ne 2ni 1no 8
O
oc 1on 3ox 1
T
te 2to 10
X
xe 1
All 62 answers
337 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocci5
cocoon6
coin1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
conic5
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
context7
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
exotic6
★extinctionpangram17
icon1
iconic6
incontinence12
incontinent11
innocence9
innocent8
intention9
into1
intone6
ionic5
neocon6
neon1
nicotine8
nonce5
none1
nonet5
nontoxic8
noon1
note1
notice6
notion6
octet5
once1
onion5
onto1
oxen1
tectonic8
tenon5
tone1
tonic5
tonne5
tontine7
toon1
toonie6
toot1
tote1
toxic5
toxin5
xenon5