NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 11, 2020
Longest word
inefficient
11 letters
Top scorer
inflect
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
C
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
E
–
1
2
–
–
1
–
–
4
F
12
5
6
1
–
–
–
–
24
I
–
–
2
2
1
–
–
1
6
L
3
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
5
T
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
8
11
3
2
1
0
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 3
E
ef 3el 1
F
fe 10fi 9fl 5
I
in 6
L
le 2li 3
T
ti 1
All 43 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clef1
cleft5
cliff5
effect6
effete6
efficient9
elfin5
feel1
feet1
feint5
feline6
fell1
felt1
fence5
fennel6
fete1
fettle6
fief1
fife1
fifteen7
file1
filet5
fill1
fillet6
fine1
finite6
flee1
fleece6
fleet5
flint5
flit1
inefficient11
infect6
infill6
infinite8
★inflectpangram14
inflict7
left1
leftie6
life1
lifeline8
lift1
tiff1