NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Longest word
haggardly
9 letters
Top scorer
haggardly
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
3
4
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–
–
–
7
D
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
G
6
1
2
–
–
–
9
H
2
4
1
2
–
1
10
L
2
1
–
1
1
1
6
R
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
15
4
3
1
2
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aa 1ag 1al 4ar 1
D
da 2dr 4dy 1
G
ga 5gl 2gr 2
H
ha 9hy 1
L
la 6
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1
All 43 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aargh5
agar1
alga1
algal5
allay5
ally1
array5
daddy5
dally5
drag1
draggy6
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
gaga1
gala1
gall1
gaydar6
gayly5
glad1
gladly6
grad1
gray1
haggard7
★haggardlypangram16
halal5
hall1
halyard7
hard1
hardly6
hardy5
harry5
hydra5
lady1
laggard7
laggardly9
laggy5
lallygag8
lard1
radar5
raga1
rally5
yard1