NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 19, 2020
Longest word
runaround
9 letters
Top scorer
adjourn
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
1
2
2
1
–
–
6
D
4
2
1
–
–
–
7
J
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
4
3
–
–
–
1
8
U
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
15
8
4
1
0
1
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2an 1ar 2au 1
D
do 6du 1
J
jo 1ju 2
N
no 2
O
od 1
R
ra 1ro 6ru 1
U
ud 1un 1
All 29 answers
102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★adjournpangram14
adorn5
anon1
ardor5
around6
aurora6
dodo1
dojo1
donor5
doodad6
door1
dour1
dunno5
journo6
judo1
juror5
noon1
noun1
odor1
radon5
road1
roan1
roar1
rondo5
rood1
round5
runaround9
udon1
undo1