NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 23, 2020
Longest word
toothpick
9 letters
Top scorer
toothpick
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
C
5
2
1
–
–
–
8
H
5
3
1
–
–
–
9
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
2
3
1
1
1
–
8
T
–
2
–
–
–
1
3
Σ
14
10
3
1
1
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 7co 1
H
hi 3ho 6
I
it 1
K
ki 1
P
ph 3pi 2po 3
T
th 1to 2
All 30 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chic1
chichi6
chick5
chip1
chit1
chock5
chop1
coho1
hick1
hippo5
hitch5
hock1
hooch5
hook1
hoop1
hoot1
hotpot6
itch1
kith1
photic6
photo5
photopic8
pitch5
pith1
pooch5
pooh1
pothook7
thick5
tooth5
★toothpickpangram16