NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 22, 2020
Longest word
awkwardly
9 letters
Top scorer
awkwardly
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
3
2
–
–
–
1
6
D
2
4
2
1
–
–
9
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
R
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
W
1
1
1
2
–
1
6
Y
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
9
10
3
4
0
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2ar 1aw 3
D
da 3dr 5dy 1
K
ka 1
L
la 2
R
ra 2
W
wa 5wr 1
Y
ya 2
All 28 answers
130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
ally1
array5
away1
★awkwardlypangram16
awry1
daddy5
dally5
darkly6
drawly6
dray1
dryad5
dryly5
drywall7
dyad1
kayak5
lady1
layaway7
rally5
rawly5
walkway7
wary1
waylay6
wayward7
waywardly9
wryly5
yard1
yawl1