NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Longest word
typeface
8 letters
Top scorer
typeface
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
–
2
C
1
–
–
–
–
1
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
7
7
2
–
–
16
T
3
1
1
–
1
6
Y
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
10
4
0
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ap 1
C
ca 1
E
ep 1
P
pa 9pe 6pf 1
T
ta 2te 2ty 2
Y
ya 1
All 27 answers
101 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accept6
apace5
cape1
epee1
pace1
pact1
papa1
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
pate1
patty5
payee5
peace5
peat1
peaty5
peep1
peppy5
petty5
pfft1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
tepee5
type1
★typefacepangram15
yappy5