You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
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.

4 letters
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
9 letters
1

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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.