NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 16, 2020
Longest word
militiaman
10 letters
Top scorer
implant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
L
5
2
1
2
–
–
–
10
M
10
5
3
3
2
1
1
25
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
T
1
–
1
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
19
9
9
7
3
1
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 2
I
im 3
L
la 4li 5ll 1
M
ma 15mi 10
N
na 1
P
pa 3pi 1
T
ta 3ti 1
All 49 answers
217 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anima5
animal6
imam1
impala6
★implantpangram14
lama1
lamina6
laminal7
lamp1
lima1
liminal7
limit5
limn1
limp1
llama5
mail1
mailman7
maim1
main1
maintain8
mall1
malt1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammalian9
mania5
manila6
manna5
manta5
militant8
militia7
militiaman10
mill1
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimal7
mint1
mitt1
napalm6
palm1
pampa5
panama6
pimp1
taillamp8
tamp1
tatami6
timpani7