NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 17, 2020
Longest word
alchemy
7 letters
Top scorer
alchemy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
A
3
–
–
1
4
C
–
1
–
1
2
E
1
–
–
–
1
H
7
3
–
–
10
L
1
2
1
–
4
M
–
–
1
–
1
Y
2
1
–
–
3
Σ
14
7
2
2
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ah 1al 1
C
ca 1ch 1
E
ea 1
H
ha 4he 6
L
le 3ly 1
M
ma 1
Y
ye 3
All 25 answers
82 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
achy1
ahem1
★alchemypangram14
cache5
challah7
each1
halal5
hale1
hall1
hammy5
heal1
heel1
hell1
helm1
hemal5
heme1
leach5
lech1
leech5
lychee6
mayhem6
yeah1
yecch5
yech1