NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 29, 2020
Longest word
intention
9 letters
Top scorer
towline
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
E
–
1
–
2
–
–
3
I
1
3
2
–
–
1
7
L
7
1
5
2
–
–
15
N
2
–
2
–
1
1
6
O
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
T
8
4
5
2
1
–
20
W
5
–
4
–
–
–
9
Σ
24
11
19
6
2
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1en 2
I
in 7
L
le 3li 9lo 3
N
ni 4no 2
O
ol 2on 2
T
ti 7to 8tw 5
W
we 1wi 8
All 64 answers
276 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elite5
entitle7
entwine7
inlet5
innie5
intel5
intent6
intention9
into1
intone6
lenient7
lentil6
leonine7
lien1
lilt1
line1
linen5
lint1
lintel6
lion1
lite1
little6
loin1
loonie6
lotion6
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
nitwit6
nonillion9
notion6
olio1
ollie5
onion5
online6
tile1
till1
tilt1
tine1
tint1
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
tontine7
toonie6
★towlinepangram14
townie6
twilit6
twill5
twin1
twine5
twit1
weenie6
wienie6
wile1
will1
willow6
wilt1
wine1
winnow6
wino1