NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 2, 2020
Longest word
cocooned
8 letters
Top scorer
conveyed
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
C
3
6
1
2
6
18
D
8
3
3
4
–
18
E
2
1
2
1
–
6
N
2
1
2
–
–
5
O
–
1
–
–
–
1
V
1
–
2
–
–
3
Y
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
17
12
11
7
6
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2co 16
D
de 9do 7dy 2
E
ed 1en 3ev 1ey 1
N
ne 3no 2
O
od 1
V
ve 2vo 1
Y
ye 1yo 1
All 53 answers
254 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cocooned8
code1
coded5
codon5
coed1
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condone7
condoned8
coned5
conned6
convened8
★conveyedpangram15
★convoyedpangram15
cooed5
decency7
deco1
decode6
decoded7
decoy5
decoyed7
deed1
deeded6
deny1
dodo1
done1
donee5
donned6
dove1
doyen5
doyenne7
dyed1
dyne1
eddy1
encode6
encoded7
ended5
evened6
eyed1
need1
needed6
needy5
nodded6
node1
odeon5
vend1
vended6
voodoo6
yenned6
yond1