NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 3, 2020
Longest word
claimable
9 letters
Top scorer
claimable
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
1
2
1
1
–
7
B
–
–
1
1
1
–
3
C
6
10
3
–
2
2
23
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
1
2
–
1
1
5
L
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
M
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
14
17
11
2
5
3
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ac 4am 2
B
ba 1be 1bi 1
C
ca 12ce 4ci 1cl 6
E
em 1
I
ia 1ic 1il 1im 2
L
la 3li 3
M
ma 3me 1mi 3
All 52 answers
267 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
acacia6
acai1
acclaim7
acme1
amebic6
★amicablepangram15
bacilli7
became6
biblical8
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
call1
calla5
callable8
calm1
came1
camel5
camellia8
cami1
celeb5
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
claim5
★claimablepangram16
clam1
climb5
★climbablepangram16
clime5
emcee5
iambic6
icicle6
iliac5
imbecile8
imbecilic9
lace1
laic1
laical6
lice1
lilac5
limbic6
mace1
malic5
malice6
mecca5
mica1
mice1
mimic5