NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 18, 2020
Longest word
apiarian
8 letters
Top scorer
paranoid
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
3
5
–
3
1
12
D
1
2
1
–
–
4
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
N
3
2
–
1
–
6
O
–
–
1
–
–
1
P
4
4
2
1
3
14
R
7
5
2
–
2
16
Σ
18
18
7
5
6
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 1an 4ap 3ar 3
D
da 1di 1do 1dr 1
I
in 1
N
na 5no 1
O
or 1
P
pa 11pi 1po 2
R
ra 12ri 1ro 3
All 54 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adorn5
airdrop7
andiron7
android7
anion5
anon1
apian5
apiarian8
apron5
ardor5
aria1
arid1
darn1
dinar5
doodad6
drain5
inroad6
naan1
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
nana1
nonpaid7
ordain6
paid1
pain1
pair1
panda5
panini6
papa1
parador7
paradrop8
paranoia8
★paranoidpangram15
pardon6
piano5
podia5
poppa5
radar5
radian6
radii5
radio5
radon5
raid1
rain1
★raindroppangram15
rand1
rani1
rapid5
rapini6
riparian8
road1
roan1
roar1