NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 15, 2020
Longest word
traumatic
9 letters
Top scorer
traumatic
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
2
1
–
–
6
C
2
2
2
1
1
–
8
M
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
R
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
T
6
5
5
2
–
1
19
Σ
11
11
9
5
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1at 5
C
ca 4ci 2cr 1cu 1
M
ma 1mi 1mu 1
R
ra 2
T
ta 8ti 1tr 8tu 2
All 38 answers
179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arctic6
atria5
atrium6
attar5
attic5
attract7
cacti5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
circuit7
citric6
critic6
curt1
mart1
mitt1
mutt1
raita5
ratatat7
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tarmac6
tart1
tartar6
tatami6
taut1
tiara5
tract5
trait5
tram1
tramcar7
trauma6
★traumaticpangram16
trim1
tritium7
tutti5
tutu1