NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Longest word
definitive
10 letters
Top scorer
definitive
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
10
Σ
D
4
–
3
2
1
1
1
12
E
1
1
2
2
1
–
–
7
F
2
3
2
2
–
–
–
9
I
–
–
5
2
4
1
3
15
N
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
3
T
9
3
5
–
–
–
–
17
V
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
18
7
20
8
7
2
4
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 7di 5
E
ed 2ef 1en 1ev 3
F
fe 6fi 3
I
id 1in 14
N
ne 1ni 2
T
te 7ti 10
V
ve 3
All 66 answers
350 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★definite8
★definitivepangram17
deft1
dent1
dented6
dentin6
detente7
diet1
dieted6
diffident9
dinette7
dint1
edit1
edited6
effete6
entente7
event5
eventide8
evident7
feet1
feint5
feinted7
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fifteen7
finite6
fitted6
identified10
indefinite10
indent6
indented8
infinite8
infinitive10
intend6
intended8
intent6
invent6
invented8
inventive9
invite6
invited7
invitee7
netted6
nineteen8
nite1
teed1
teen1
tend1
tended6
tenet5
tent1
tented6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tiff1
tine1
tined5
tinned6
tint1
tinted6
vent1
vented6
vetted6