NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Longest word
attractor
9 letters
Top scorer
cutthroat
16 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
Σ
A
3
4
2
1
2
1
13
C
4
3
7
4
2
1
21
H
5
–
3
–
–
–
8
O
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
R
4
2
1
2
–
–
9
T
6
8
2
1
–
–
17
Σ
23
19
16
8
4
2
72
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ao 1ar 3at 3au 4
C
ca 5ch 4co 4cr 4cu 4
H
ha 1ho 5hu 2
O
oc 1or 2ou 1
R
ra 1ro 8
T
ta 4th 1to 5tr 6tu 1
All 72 answers
334 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actor5
actuator8
aorta5
arch1
arco1
arhat5
attar5
attract7
attractor9
aura1
aurora6
author6
autocrat8
carat5
carrot6
cart1
cataract8
catarrh7
char1
chart5
church6
churro6
coactor7
★coauthorpangram15
cohort6
court5
croc1
crotch6
crouch6
crutch6
curacao7
curator7
curt1
★cutthroatpangram16
hart1
hoar1
hoorah6
hora1
horror6
hour1
hurrah6
hurt1
occur5
orator6
orca1
outro5
ratatat7
roach5
roar1
rococo6
root1
rotator7
roto1
rotor5
rout1
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
throat6
torah5
torch5
toro1
tort1
tour1
tract5
tractor7
trot1
troth5
trout5
truth5
tutor5