NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 10, 2020
Longest word
appellate
9 letters
Top scorer
plateful
15 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
Σ
A
–
1
3
–
1
1
6
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
F
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
P
20
6
7
5
3
–
41
T
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
25
12
11
6
4
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 6
E
ep 2
F
fl 1
L
la 1le 3
P
pa 14pe 8pf 1pl 7pu 11
T
ta 3te 2
All 59 answers
241 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★appall6
appeal6
appellate9
appellee8
apple5
applet6
epaulet7
epee1
flap1
lapel5
leap1
leapt5
letup5
paella6
palatal7
palate6
pale1
palette7
pall1
pallet6
palp1
palpate7
papa1
papal5
pate1
patella7
patellae8
peal1
peat1
peel1
peep1
pelf1
pellet6
pelt1
petal5
pfft1
plat1
plate5
plateau7
★platefulpangram15
platelet8
plea1
pleat5
puff1
pule1
pull1
pullet6
pulp1
pupa1
pupae5
pupal5
pupate6
puppet6
putt1
tapa1
tape1
taupe5
teepee6
tepee5